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A recurring question in the gas drilling debate is "does hydraulic fracturing lead to gas migration?" The answers are opposite of each other: Many residents who live near gas wells that have undergone hydraulic fracturing insist that it does, while drilling companies almost always insist that it does not, even when they agree to pay settlements.
Back in June, Chesapeake Energy agreed to pay $1.6 million to three families in Wyalusing in Bradford County to settle a case in which the families claim that drilling and fracking caused the contamination of their wells. Chesapeake agreed to settle, but the company took the position that drilling was not the cause of the contamination. Because there were no pre-drilling tests of possible contamination of the wells, it is nearly impossible to prove the matter one way or the other.
In response to incidents like that, Damascus Citizens for Sustainability (DCS), a citizens group known for its anti-gas drilling stance, has created a sort of township-wide insurance policy for Damascus by measuring the ambient gas levels in numerous locations along public roads in the township.
The measurements were taken by Gas Safety USA, a company that measures leaks from gas pipelines among other things. The company uses relatively new technological advancements that make testing for ambient levels of natural gas more affordable than it used to be.
Barbara Arrindell, director of DCS, said, "The results for Damascus indicate relatively low and reasonably consistent methane concentrations throughout the township. They indicate the pristine environment that is at stake if gas fracking takes place and offer additional evidence as to why we feel so strongly that hydraulic fracturing should be banned in the Delaware River Basin and elsewhere."
She said there were some minor hot spots of methane that were related to cows, pastures and barns. She said Damascus has a background level of methane of about 1.9 parts per million (ppm), as does Bradford County, which has a large amount of drilling. But, she said, peaks in drilling areas in Bradford went from 5 to 20 ppm, where in Damascus peaks inched up to about only 4 ppm.
Tom Shepstone, a spokesman for the pro-drilling group Energy In Depth, said that while baseline testing was "never a bad idea," he said that Damascus has no history of methane migration while places like Bradford County do.
Still, because of the DCS study, if drilling should ever come to Damascus, any resident who believes that his or her land or water has been damaged by drilling will have a tool that will be able to quantify any increased amount of methane in the atmosphere.
Data from the study is available to all landowners in the township for a processing fee of $100.


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Three years ago, Hawker Beechcraft began delivering what is arguably the best of the venerable 125-series aircraft: the Hawker 750. Performance and price both help to make this midsize-cabin model a strong contender.
Hawkers have been around since 1962. Over the years, they have received significant improvements in airfoils, engines and systems and their rugged construction and reliability have made them the mainstay of several leading fractional-ownership fleets. When it comes to business jets, these things are tanks.
Thanks to their dependability, they have been a popular choice for operations in remote and harsh environments worldwide, and the 750 is proving to be no exception. Through the first quarter of 2011, Hawker Beechcraft delivered 67 of them, with about 40 percent going to the Americas, an equal amount to Europe/Africa and the rest to the Asia/Pacific region. NetJets Europe operates eight.
At $13.3 million (typically equipped), the model costs $2.7 million less than the same-sized but plusher and longer-range Hawker 900XP and about as much as two smaller aircraft from other manufacturers: the $12 million Cessna Citation XLS+ and the $13 million Learjet 60XR. The 750 isn't as economical as the Citation or as fast as the Learjet. But it trumps both in one important category: cabin size. The Hawker's passenger cabin is 604 cubic feet, while the Citation's is 461 and the Lear's is 453. Headroom is better in the Hawker as well; a six-footer can actually stand almost upright in its trenched center aisle. Passenger seating capacity is nine if you count the belted lavatory seat. Realistically, this is a comfortable airplane for four passengers on a longer trip.
Enter through the five-foot-nine-inch-tall main cabin door and, in the standard layout, you'll find a small forward galley with microwave, coffee maker, ice drawer and stowage cupboards opposite a small closet. Seating consists of five reclining slide-and-swivel executive seats and an aft, three-place divan that is large enough for snoozing. Behind that is the lavatory and a small baggage hold that you can access in flight. Compared with the ones on previous models, the lav cabinetry provides more functional stowage for toiletries and other personal items.
Cabin electronics are handled via the Rockwell-Collins Airshow 21 cabin-management system–a relatively simple system that you should be able to navigate without having to borrow a 10-year-old child to translate. The system's master touch-screen controls temperature, lighting and entertainment.
While the 750 isn't as plush as the 900XP, it is more than adequate for most users. You can choose from five basic color pallets and order upgraded leathers and fabrics. "The airplane comes so well equipped, there really aren't a lot of options," said Ron Gunnarson, vice president of Hawker marketing.
Gunnarson added that international customers typically order additional avionics, such as high-frequency radios and backup automatic direction finders. However, the Rockwell-Collins Pro Line 21 avionics system is adequate for most applications.
It features four eight-by-10-inch LCD displays and can show electronic navigation charts, turbulence-detection weather radar and map overlays for superior pilot situational awareness.
Hawkers were one of the first business jet models to use the Honeywell TFE-731 turbofan engines that were developed in the late 1960s. At the time, they represented a quantum leap in efficiency and they enabled a new generation of six- to eight-passenger corporate jets that can still pass Stage III noise requirements. The iteration of the engine on the 750, the TFE731-5BR (4,660 pounds of thrust each), burns 20-percent less fuel than the 731 engines on 800 series Hawkers while still enabling climbs to 37,000 feet in 19 minutes.
That said, the 750 is only marginally faster than the XLS+ on most missions and considerably slower than a Learjet 60. Maximum cruise speed is 465 knots and long-range cruise speed is 30 knots slower than that. Going cross-country makes for a long afternoon. However, most Hawker flights are considerably shorter and on a trip from, say, Chicago to Atlanta, the speed disadvantage won't cost you more than about 10 minutes.
Like all 125 series Hawkers, the 750 doesn't force operators to choose between full passenger seats and full fuel tanks–this airplane allows for both. With full fuel, payload is an impressive 2,250 pounds. However, also like its predecessors, the 750 remains challenged when it comes to baggage capacity, to a point. Unlike previous 700-, 800- and 900-series siblings, the 750 has a separate, heated, externally accessed baggage compartment that holds up to 500 pounds and can swallow items as bulky as golf clubs. Combined with the traditional 47 cubic feet of in-cabin stowage, this gives the 750 a total of 79 cubic feet of baggage space.
It comes at the expense of range. The 220-gallon fuselage fuel tank is removed to make the space, reducing the 750's range to 2,195 nautical miles (with four passengers), compared with the 900XP's 2,600-mile range. Range with eight passengers still exceeds 2,000 miles. You can increase range by 100 nautical miles and slash time to climb 5 percent by adding aftermarket winglets from Hawker Beechcraft. The $295,000 winglets–which should be certified and ready for customers by the time you read this–also produce modest handling improvements at lower airspeeds.
Even without them, though, the 750 can fly farther than any comparable airplane near its price point. It can travel non-stop from the northeast U.S. to Venezuela or from India to Singapore.
Range aside, taking out the center fuel tank makes the airplane lighter and, depending on how heavily it's loaded, the 750 can now get into airports with shorter runways–places Hawkers have never been before. Fully loaded at 26,950 pounds (8,500 of that is fuel), the 750 can easily negotiate 5,000-foot runways. It can also land on gravel and grass strips, something best not tried in a 60-series Learjet.
Several years ago, on a return flight from Alaska, I landed a small, single-engine propeller airplane on the rough gravel strip at sparsely populated Hay River in Canada's Northwest Territories. No other airplanes were in sight and, by the way the airport attendant greeted me, I thought mine had been the only airplane to come in for weeks. Not so, he said: "We had another airplane in here about an hour ago–a Hawker."
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Jeff Gordon is 47 points out of first and 21 points behind Matt Kenseth. Put a fork in him. He is done. Too far back.
Matt Kenseth is NOT a lame duck. But he is already 26 pints back. That isn't too much to make up. But a fork in him too that team has been sliding. He is done. May get to the top five though.
Kevin Harvick and Martin Truex Jr have not been real factors the whole year. Mainly Harvick though he has had his moments. I love Happy. But it isnt his year. Truex Jr looks solid. But not good enough to win a championship. They never had a chance.
Greg Biffle disappointed at Chicagoland. He is always tooting his horn about how his team is the best on the 1.5 mile tracks. Not Sunday. Has never won a title. He hasn't been running good since his win at Michigan. He is done.
Dale Jr ran a great race Sunday. For him to be mad at a top ten shows how good of a team he has right now and how good his cars are. He has been the most consistent driver this whole season. Still very much in it to win it.
Clint Bowyer has been solid and has won two races. But solid isn't good enough to win the championship. He isn't going to win.
Kasey Kahne has been fast. But not consistent. I like the guy. But him and the word championship contender just don't go together. No chance.
Denny Hamlin has lacked consistency this year. He hasn't put together more than two top tens in a row. He will win a championship one day. But not this year.
Tony Stewart is where he needs to be.
Jimmie Johnson may whine about Brad Keselowski, but he is also where he needs to be.
Brad Keselowski is still inexperienced. Only Sr and Gordon have won a championship in their first three seasons in Cup. Brad is good. But he is no Gordon or Sr. He will be strong. But won't win.
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A resident of the hipster-centric Brooklyn neighborhood was convicted of making false 911 calls to report fights, noise from bars and even an explosion that never actually happened.
Louis Segna, 53, of Williamsburg -- a neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York that has experienced rapid gentrification over the past two decades -- was found guilty of three counts of falsely reporting an incident and faces up to seven years in prison, reports The New York Times.
The verdict stems from various 911 calls he made about made-up events, including saying someone at a bar in a black leather jacket, a black knit hat and dark brown boots had threatened to stab him after he complained that the bar was blaring music.
At other times, Segna reported what seemed like explosions in a subway tunnel and a person in a van with a pistol.
In total, he made 403 911 calls over a two-year period.
When making the calls, he often said he was using borrowed phones and would not give his name.
Segna's attorney stated that Segna lived in a building on Bedford Avenue that had been his mother's and seemed unhappy with the way the neighborhood had changed.
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The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center says there is no threat to Hawaii after a magnitude-8.0 earthquake in the South Pacific Tuesday afternoon.
A tsunami warning was in effect for the Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Tuvalu, New Caledonia, Kosrae, Fiji, Kiribati and Wallis and Futuna after a magnitude-8.0 earthquake near the Santa Cruz Islands.
The first wave came into Lata Wharf in the Solomon Islands at 3:29 p.m. Hawaii time and the measurement is 3-feet-tall.
The earthquake struck at around 3:12 p.m. Hawaii time.
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-State office buildings will be closed to the public in the following Wisconsin counties on Thursday: Adams, Brown, Columbia, Crawford, Dane, Dodge, Fond du Lac, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Lafayette, Marquette, Monroe, Outagamie, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Vernon, Winnebago. The Capitol in Madison is still open for business.
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Wisconsin: Closed: Blair, ExpressCare Clinics (La Crosse and Onalaska), Prairie du Chien Eye, Tomah Medical and Eye; Closing at noon: Viroqua Medical, Orthopaedics, Surgery and Eye, Hillsboro Eye; Closing at 1 p.m.: Black River Falls Eye Clinic,Independence, Whitehall (Medical and Eye); Closing at 2 p.m. Sparta
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-Scheidegger Implement Auction in Waumandee, WI canceled, rescheduled for Friday, Dec. 21st 9 a.m.
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-The Black River Falls at Westby girls basketball game on December 20 has been rescheduled for February 12 at Westby (JV/C-teams at 5:50 p.m., Varsity 7:30 p.m.)
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-The Onalaska Girls Hockey Co-op game vs. Baraboo Co-op scheduled for Friday, Dec. 21, at 8 p.m. at the Omni Center has been cancelled. No rescheduled date has been set.
-Due to inclement weather, Valley View Mall will close to the public on Thursday, December 20, beginning at 8:00 pm. This decision has been made in order to ensure the safety of our shoppers and employees during the snowstorm. The mall is scheduled to re-open for business on Friday, December 21, 8:00 am - 10:00 pm.
-La Crosse County State Offices will close at 3:00 Thursday. Consistent with the County Severe Inclement Weather Policy: Employees who have reported to work and continue until the 3:00 closing will receive pay through the end of the day. Employees should be permitted to go home earlier if they are concerned about their personal travel and should use vacation, comp time or UTO for the remainder of today if leaving before 3:00. Employees are encouraged to not come in if they haven't already reported today. Employees who have not reported to work will be able to use vacation or comp time for today, since most employees have already reported to work and will be compensated at their established rates. As usual, Department Heads & Supervisors should keep track of the actual hours worked by individual employees so the application of the policy can be applied as fairly as possible.
-Please note that our Holmen, Onalaska and West Salem locationsof the La Crosse County Public Library system will be closing at 5:00 p.m. Thursday due to inclement weather.
-The La Crosse County Board of Supervisors Meeting for tonight, Thursday, December 20, 2012 has been cancelled
-The December 20 girls Luther at G-E-T basketball game has been postponed. No make-up date set at this time.
-Gentle Lambs Childcare will be closed at noon on Thursday
-The Boys and Girls Clubs of Greater La Crosse are closed Thursday
-La Crosse County WIC closed Thursday
-The La Crosse boys hockey vs Black River Falls game scheduled for Dec. 20 will be made up Sat. Jan. 5 at 2 p.m. in La Crosse.
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We survived the 2011 NFL lockout.
After more than four months of daily updates on the labor problem in the NFL, we are finally finished. This is the last lockout-related post here in the Guru Daily, and we couldn't be happier. No more worrying. No more stakeouts for Albert Breer. No more labor talk for 10 years. Just football.
But now that the lockout is over, it's time to get down to business. The next few weeks are going to be some of the most hectic we've ever seen, as free agency has been delayed several months and will now take place in a short span lasting only a few days. Just a few days ago, everyone was worrying about how the players would respond to the owners' celebratory press conference. Now, training camp opens tomorrow. Things change quickly, and we'll continue working hard to make sure we have everything covered. For now, let's take a quick look at the calendar:
Tuesday, 10 a.m.: Sign rookies and UDFAs; trades can begin to be made; Free agent negotiations can begin with no signing
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Delaware dominated virtually every statistical category and led from start to finish on the way to an 11-7 non-league men's lacrosse victory over theâUniversity of Michigan Saturday afternoon at Michigan Stadium.
Playing at the 107,000-seat "Big House", one of the nation's most famous athletics facilities, the Blue Hens (4-7) broke out of a recent slump in a big way as they snapped a four-game losing streak behind multiple goal efforts from junior Nick Diachenko, senior GrantâKaleikau, senior Andrew Tanneberger, and sophomore DannyâKeane.
Michigan, a first-year program, dropped its fifth straight game and fell to 1-10 on the season. Trevor Yealy led the Wolverines with three goals while David McCormack tallied two goals in a losing effort.
Delaware, which picked up its first win since a 13-9 victory over then No. 8 ranked Villanova back on March 3, jumped out to leads of 2-0 and 5-1 and never looked back in posting the victory. After the Wolverines pulled to within two goals late in the third quarter, Delaware, led by Diachenko, reeled off the next four goals to put the game away.
Diachenko, who scored all of his goals in the final 17 minutes of action, recorded his second hat trick in the last three games and his fourth career hat trick to lead the way for the Hens. Kaleikau, one of the nation's leaders in assists, extended his point-scoring streak to 14 straight games dating back to last season while Keane tallied for the first time since the Villanova win. John Austin added a goal and an assist while BrianâKormandy scored a goal and Carter Bloor dished out two assists.
Delaware held the edge in almost every statistical category, outshooting the Wolverines 44-23, holding a 39-22 advantage in groundballs, winning 14 of 21 faceoffs, and committing five less turnovers. Blue Hen goalkeeper Chris Herbert stopped nine shots to earn the win while Dan Cooney won 14 of his 19 faceoff attempts and Connor Fitzgerald scooped up nine groundballs and caused a turnover to lead the defense. The Hens also were successful on 16 of 17 clears attempts.
The Blue Hens broke out to a 2-0 lead in the first four minutes on goals by Austin and Kaleikau, and after Michigan got on the board at the 9:12 mark on a man-up goal by Yealy, reeled off three straight to go up 5-1. Keane scored his second goal of the quarter at the 4:59 mark to push the Delaware lead to 6-2 before the Wolverines cut the lead to 6-4 at halftime with two goals over the final 4:05.
Michigan still trailed by just two goals at 7-5 when Yealy scored with 4:39 left in the third quarter, but the Hens took off from there, scoring the next four goals - three by Diachenko - to take control. Diachenko's unassisted score with 3:34 left gave the Hens an 11-5 lead. The Wolverines scored two goals eight seconds apart less than a minute later but could never get closer.
Delaware will get right back at it on Monday when the Hens return home to host Mercer in another non-league game beginning at 3 p.m. at Delaware Stadium.
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St. James' Park
Barclays Premier League
(Attendance: 52,259)
By Dan King - Newcastle United Club Reporter
Newcastle United 4 (Sissoko 33, Cisse 42, Cabaye pen 67, Hooiveld og)
Southampton 2 (Schneiderlin 3, Lambert 50)
90+4mins: Newcastle have moved above Southampton - and Sunderland - with a well-earned three points at St. James' Park. The Saints took the lead after three minutes, then equalised on 50 after Sissoko and Cisse had struck. But Yohan Cabaye's cool penalty and a late own goal from Jos Hooiveld gave United the win on French day.
90+3mins: Schneiderlin shoots wide with a half-chance and it looks like Newcastle will be climbing above Southampton.
90mins: Ramirez blazes a free-kick well off target as fourth official Mark Halsey indicates that there will be four minutes added on.
87mins: Vurnon Anita replaces the hard-working Gouffran for the final three minutes.
86mins: Ramirez is now booked for dissent, the fourth Southampton player to be yellow carded.
85mins: Ramirez tries to dribble into the box and goes down under Yanga-Mbiwa's challenge with his arms raised, claiming a penalty, but referee Foy is having none of it and it certainly looked like he made the right call - as he generally has done today.
81mins: Jason Puncheon is on for Jay Rodriguez in Southampton's third and final change.
79mins - NEWCASTLE GOAL (4-2): A comedy own goal makes the game safe for Newcastle. Santon's dangerous cross caused havoc and as Schneiderlin went to clear the ball he succeeded only in hitting it straight off the hapless Hooiveld and it cannoned into the net.
77mins: James Perch is on for Yohan Cabaye as Alan Pardew looks to see the game out. Cabaye heads straight down the tunnel, suggesting he may have picked up a knock.
74mins: Maya Yoshida is the third player booked, all of them Saints turned sinners, after he checks a strong run from Sissoko.
72mins: Ramirez seems to handle the ball as he charges down a clearance from Cabaye and charges through on goal, but his stinging shot is superbly parried by Elliot who then does enough to force the substitute to slip his follow-up against the bar. However, Foy then awards a free-kick, presumably after deciding that it was handball after all so it would not have counted anyway.
67mins - NEWCASTLE GOAL (3-2): Cabaye sends Boruc the wrong way at the Gallowgate end as Newcastle go in front again and once again, it was a goal with a Gallic influence - Debuchy won the spot-kick and Cabaye converted it.
66mins: United have a penalty - Fox blocks Debuchy's attempted cross with his hand and Cabaye will take. The ex-Coventry defender had little opportunity to keep his hand out of the way but Foy had already turned down a similar shout for Newcastle in the first half and this time he points to the spot.
65mins: Gaston Ramirez, arguably Southampton's best player when they beat Newcastle at St. Mary's in November, is on in place of Steven Davis.
57mins: Luke Shaw, who has been given a torid afternoon by the likes of Sissoko and Debuchy, is replaced by Danny Fox.
55mins; Rodriguez's clever backheel creates an opening for Lallana, who drags his shot wide of Elliot's near post. There's no doubt that the away side have started the second half better than the hosts.
50mins - SOUTHAMPTON GOAL (2-2): The Saints are level through Lambert, who was denied three minutes earlier. This time Elliot has no chance as he stabs home from ten yards after a good run down the right from Adam Lallana. Newcastle will feel they could have defended better there but it was a good finish from the former Rochdale and Bristol Rovers striker who attended Ryan Taylor's wedding last summer.
47mins: Elliot makes a fine, flying save to keep out a free-kick from Lambert. It was going in until the keeper flung himself to his left to palm it behind.
46mins: Southampton, who are unchanged at the break, get the second half started as the attendance is announced as 52,259.
45+3mins: Newcastle lead at the break and, after going behind after three minutes, they have been excellent against a decent Saints side. Moussa Sissoko levelled with a brilliantly worked goal before Papiss Cisse scored an absolute screamer to put United ahead three minutes before the break.
45+1mins: Coloccini's afternoon is over - the skipper hurt himself as he made a spectaculat verhead kick clearance a few minutes earlier and he is replaced by Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa. Coloccini is given a great ovation as he leaves the pitch and walks past the Gallowgate end to the dugout.
45mins: There will be three minutes of additional time at the end of the first half.
42mins - NEWCASTLE GOAL (2-1): Remember that Papiss Cisse goal against Chelsea last season? The one that you thought he could never do again? He's just done it again. It may not have been quite as amazing as that strike at Stamford Bridge but it's very close. The ball sat up nicely almost 30 yards from goal after a long kick from Elliot and he sent a simply glorious volley soaring over Boruc and into the back of the net. What a goal and what a show of character from the Magpies, who were losing after three minutes but are now ahead.
41mins: Luke Shaw is booked with Gutierrez again the main fouled. The Argentine tried to turn the left-back but was unlawfully held and Foy showed the yellow card. Cabaye's free-kick is headed away as far as Gutierrez whose acrobatic volley flies over.
38mins: Sissoko, clearly full of confidence, makes inroads down the left and into the box with some neat footwork and good strength, but then balloons the ball over the bar from an acute angle. He is human after all.
33mins - NEWCASTLE GOAL (1-1): A goal made in France restores parity for the Magpies on French day. Cabaye started the magnifique move with a superb pass into space for Gouffran, and the ex-Bordeaux man sprinted down the left before jinking into the box. He cleverly twisted and turned to reach the byline and then drove across goal, where Sissoko was waiting to tap home his third goal for the Magpies.
28mins: Cabaye pumps a free-kick into the box and Debuchy is lurking as the ball is headed partially clear, but his ambitious volley goes wide. It was a decent attempt from the full-back but it was never likely to test Boruc.
25mins: Jay Rodriguez is the first player booked for what could generously be described as a 'striker's challenge' on Jonas Gutierrez just inside the Newcastle half.
22mins: Cabaye's corner is chested down by Steven Taylor, who then tries to flick the ball over Jos Hooiveld only to see it strike the hand of the defender. The fans appeal for a penalty, as does Taylor, but it would have been a harsh one as there was little he could do to get out of the way at such close range and Chris Foy waves play on.
18mins: Sissoko plays a lovely pass to Debuchy on the right and the full-back cuts the ball back to Yoan Gouffran, whose first-time sidefoot is slightly weak and probably going off target. It falls perfectly for Cisse, however, who turns eight yards from goal but slices horribly wide.
15mins: Cisse picks the pocket of Nathaniel Clyne on the left and works the ball back to Sissoko, whose powerful low drive needs a touch from Artur Boruc to turn it around the post.
13mins: Newcastle, inspired by Cheick Tiote, are snapping into tackles and winning most of the 50-50s at the moment but just struggling with their final ball. It's been a decent response from the Magpies though.
7mins: Yohan Cabaye's right-wing corner is met by the head of Mathieu Debuchy but half-cleared by the Saints defence. It only goes as far as Fabricio Coloccini on the edge of the box, however, but for once the skipper's technique lets him down and he flashes his effort well wide. He quickly redeems himself, however, with a block from Cork seconds later as Saints mount an attack of their own.
3mins - SOUTHAMPTON GOAL (0-1): A nightmare start for Newcastle as Southampton take the lead with their first real attack. They'd started well and, when Jack Cork swung the ball in from the right and Rickie Lambert headed down, Morgan Schneiderlin was able to swivel and strike past the helpless Rob Elliot to stun the home crowd.
1min: It's French day at St. James' Park and, after a rousing rendition of the Blaydon Races with a Gallic twist and a display of red, white and blue banners from the crowd - many of whom are wearing berets and have their faces painted - we're underway. Newcastle take kick-off through Moussa Sissoko and Papiss Cisse and will attack towards the Leazes end in this first half. They're in black and white, Southampton are in all red and both teams are level on points as things stand.
Newcastle United (4-2-3-1): Rob Elliot; Mathieu Debuchy, Steven Taylor, Fabricio Coloccini (c) (Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa 45), Davide Santon; Cheick Tiote, Yohan Cabaye (James Perch 77); Jonas Gutierrez, Moussa Sissoko, Yoan Gouffran (Vurnon Anita 87); Papiss Cisse
Subs not used: Jak Alnwick, Sylvain Marveaux, Gabriel Obertan, Shola Ameobi
Southampton (4-3-2-1): Artur Boruc; Nathaniel Clyne, Maya Yoshida, Jos Hooiveld, Luke Shaw (Danny Fox 57); Morgan Schneiderlin, Jack Cork, Steven Davis (Gaston Ramirez 65); Jay Rodriguez (Jason Puncheon 81), Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana (c)
Subs not used: Kelvin Davies, Jose Fonte, James Ward-Prowse, Emmanuel Mayuka
Referee: Chris Foy


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Alabaster Carved Urn Table Lamp
- Summary
Inspired by the lyrical silhouette of an antique garden urn, this classic lamp has a sculptural base that's hand-turned from a solid block of alabaster. The translucent radiance of the base is beautifully balanced by a simple parchment shade.
- 14" diam., 26" high.
- Handcrafted from solid alabaster; each lamp is unique due to slight natural variations in the alabaster.
- Topped with a natural parchment shade in ivory and a round brass finial.
- Dimmer switch.
- Felt-padded base protects tabletops and other surfaces.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Overall: 14" x 14" x 26" high.
- Shade: 12" top diam., 16" bottom diam., 10" high.
- 22 lb.
- Uses one bulb, to 150W (not included).
- UL-certified.
- Title 20-compliant lamp: ships to CA addresses with a CFL bulb.
- This product is intended for use in the United States and Canada and is built to United States electrical standards.
- Made in China.
- Use & Care
- Wipe the lamp with a soft, dry cloth. Avoid the use of all cleaners and abrasives, especially ammonia-based cleaners.
- Dust shade gently with a feather duster or soft, light cloth.
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If within 30 days, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value. An original receipt or gift receipt is required for all returns and exchanges. Returns with a gift receipt will be refunded in the form of a Merchandise Credit for the amount indicated on the gift receipt. Returns with original receipt will be refunded in the original form of payment, cash and check refunds over $100 will be issued as a company check (may take 14 business days from time of request).
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Holly Boettger-Tong, advisor, Pre-Dental, Pre-Veterinary Medicine
There is a general core of frequently required courses for admission into professional colleges of medicine, pharmacy, veterinary science, dentistry, and other applied health sciences. However, it's important to know that the program you're interested in attending after Wesleyan may have additional requirements which must also be fulfilled.
Before applying to medical schools, you'll be required to take the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT). This is usually taken in the spring of your junior year, and it's important that you complete as many pertinent courses as possible prior to taking the test.
If you are interested in pursuing pre-pharmacy, pre-med, pre-allied health services, pre- dental or pre-veterinary medicine, you should consult the faculty advisor for these programs early. The advisor can provide guidance through your four years of study at Wesleyan and help you coordinate your graduate school application process.
For information about specific courses offered, please see our Academic Catalogue.


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Liberty Flames Sports NetworkFlames Home > Official Page
LFSN is the premier destination for keeping up with all the action of Flames Athletics. Covering the Flames on radio and television as they compete in 20 NCAA Division I sports, LFSN provides fans with exciting and professional sports productions.
Radio coverage of Liberty football is available on Journey FM (88.3 FM Lynchburg), which is a part of the Journey FM Radio Network and includes 32 affiliates across Virginia. Liberty's men's basketball radio coverage can be heard on WLNI (105.9 FM Lynchburg) and WFIR (960 AM and 107.3 FM Roanoke). Additional coverage of Liberty women's basketball, baseball, and softball is provided on The Light (90.9 FM WWMC Lynchburg).
Featuring the talents of veteran commentators Alan York, Nick Pierce, and Jamie Hall, LFSN radio provides fans with play-by-play coverage of Liberty games as well as insightful sports opinions and news on the programs, "Football Game Day," "The Flames Sports Hotline," and "The Flames Minute."
Live television broadcasts of Liberty athletics are available on LFSN through national and regional platforms, including DirecTV, Dish Network, the Big South Network, ESPN3, Verizon Fios, and AT&T U-Verse. LFSN game broadcasts are produced in HD and reach as many as 90 million households in the United States.
LFSN's television broadcast teams consist of professionals who have worked for many of the major sports networks, including ESPN, ABC Sports, CBS Sports, NBC Sports, NASCAR, SportSouth, Comcast, and FoxSports.


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U.S. Sen. Tom Harkin is threatening to end his association with a namesake policy institute at Iowa State University if the school president does not remove restrictions on its ability to research agriculture.
Harkin suggests in a statement obtained Tuesday by the Des Moines Register that he may not donate his papers to the Harkin Institute of Public Policy because he "simply cannot be part of any arrangement that restricts full and unfettered academic freedom at this institute."
Harkin and the institute's advisory board are objecting to a memo issued by ISU President Steven Leath that says the institute generally cannot research agricultural subjects without approval from ISU's Center for Agriculture and Rural Development.
Leath says he wants to avoid duplication and maintain the center's prominence.


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The vicious thorns surrounding a weaver's nest keep most predators at bay. But stealthy snakes and mighty raptors are always looking for ways to break the perimeter.
This weaverbird has an excellent home security system.
Of course, as with any good real estate, it's all about location.
He's found an acacia tree with everything a potential mate could want...a water view, shade, and most importantly, viciously sharp thorns to keep most predators away.
The custom built home doesn't hurt either.
Male weavers build intricate, tightly woven nests.
If the female is happy with her general contractor's design, she moves in.
Weavers depend upon their construction skills to keep their hatchlings safe.
Usually, it works. But it doesn't stop the predators from trying.
The noisy, boisterous colony is attracting some unwanted attention.
This snake wants eggs for breakfast.
As it carefully winds its way around the thorns towards a nest, a weaver sounds the burglar alarm.
With a few deft moves, the weaver dumps his nemesis into the drink.
Fending off this attacker won't be so easy.
The Gabar goshawk can perch right on the nest.
Actually breaking into it is a little harder.
But all it takes is one little design flaw and the hatchlings are toast.


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Re: Official G.G. Raceday Points Club
May is next weekend and I am sitting here looking at the list and wondering if it should be shortened up. I took a look at a few members and when the last time was they played this game.
I also know that MAMANIMH14 said a week ago or so that they had no interest in playing any longer and wanted to be removed from the list. page 45
In Honor of my nephew serving our country out of Baumholder Army Base in Germany.


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RUSH: Andrew Breitbart's Big Peace website has a story here from Andrea Lafferty. We've heard this happening a lot, but it happened again at the rallies for the mosque on Sunday in New York. She writes, "On Sunday I was honored to be a speaker at the rally against building the mosque at ground zero put on by the Coalition to Honor Ground Zero. As the rally concluded, thousands of the participants marched the one block from the rally site to the actual site of Ground Zero. I noticed a man in black shirt with a phone camera aggressively questioning and haranguing a gentleman with the sign, 'No Sharia Here.' He was very aggressive, disrespectful and condescending; apparently, he did not like the gentlemen's answers about Shariah and pushed the point: 'Why do you feel threatened? What are you afraid of? Why can't you answer my questions?'
"My instincts told me to document the scene, and I took out my camera. I originally thought he was a supporter of the mosque (they'd gathered in much smaller numbers a few blocks away), or some kind of fringe reporter for a small, even fringier leftist paper. When I challenged the man in the black shirt, asking him to tell me what media outlet he worked for, he refused to answer. He walked away. But there was cameraman was standing nearby, watching the scene play out. When I asked, he said he worked for ABC News. I then asked if the man in the black shirt was with him. The ABC cameraman said, 'yes.' Sure enough, a few blocks away, I observed the man in the black shirt getting into an ABC News truck and putting on the sound equipment. When he saw me with my camera, he attempted to hide. At that time it became clear the man in the black shirt was an employee of ABC News. The ABC cameraman also witnessed his colleague's aggressive behavior -- and did nothing to stop him. Clearly, the ABC employee's role at the rally was to provoke a confrontation with participants so ABC News cameras could record it and then use the footage. The ABC employee was literally making news."
You have an ABC guy dressed up like a protester. There's a picture of him here, long haired that's been cut, maggot infested dope smoking FM type and he's got a cell phone camera, nothing to identify himself as a member of the press. He's engaging some guy carrying a sign in conversation and trying to provoke this guy into taking action that would look bad on television. He's trying to make himself out just to be an average protester when in fact he was a so-called journalist at ABC. ABC's been known to try things like this. What was the supermarket chain in Georgia where they sent some people in there disguised as customers? Food Lion. They tried to go into the supermarket and create all kinds of havoc as customers, when in fact they were undercover ABC journalists. There was nothing going on 'til they showed up and they tried to create a scene and report it as though it was spontaneous, and this is exactly what they were doing at the protests around the mosque area on Sunday. It used to be the journalist would tell you, "Hi, I'm out to screw you from ABC News." Now they just show up looking like you or trying to look like you and to get you to act in such a way as you otherwise wouldn't if they hadn't approached you and then do a news story on what a complete wacko and creep you are. Standard Drive-By Media technique.
RUSH: Richie in Raleigh, North Carolina, welcome to Open Line Friday on Thursday. Hi.
CALLER: Hi. Good afternoon, Rush. You mentioned about an hour ago an incident that happened by the mosque and an ABC News reporter. Well, I was sitting on a chair and almost fell off of it because it gave me a flashback from 40 years ago. I used to work in the downtown Manhattan area, and at that time there were a lot of anti-war and war protests in that area across from the stock exchange on Wall Street. Well, there was a young ABC News reporter, and it just so happens the same day that there was an anti-war protest there was sort of a pro-military, pro-USA protest, mostly construction workers at that end of it versus college students. And there was a young ABC News reporter that did almost the same thing that you mentioned an hour ago.
RUSH: I think it's in the ABC handbook.
CALLER: Yeah, ABC Eyewitness News. And basically at that time it was the NBC station Channel 4 versus 7, and they would try to outdo each other on news reports.
RUSH: Right.
CALLER: And this young ABC News reporter, about 37 years old, was in front of 40 Wall Street, which is diagonally from the New York Stock Exchange at 11 Wall Street. There was a protest going on, and it ended very peacefully. Well, this news reported wanted to get some film video footage for his Eyewitness News that evening, and he tried to get together both the anti-war protesters and the protesters and the pro-military protesters together and wave their signs and start shouting at each other. It didn't work.
RUSH: Yeah.
CALLER: That news reporter was Geraldo Rivera.
RUSH: Is that right?
CALLER: ABC News Eyewitness News.
RUSH: Geraldo was trying to manufacture news?
CALLER: Absolutely.
RUSH: Forty years ago.
CALLER: Something to do with that station and even 40 years later it still happens.
RUSH: I know. Manufactured news, nothing's happened, make it happen. You gotta say one thing for Geraldo though. Forty years and that jaw line has remained intact. I mean that makes me jealous.


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Still no movement on Pa. ethane cracker
WHEELING – West Virginia and Ohio leaders pointed fingers at each other in March 2012 upon learning that Royal Dutch Shell would take its multibillion-dollar ethane cracker plant to Monaca, Pa.
But more than 15 months after Shell officials announced that land owned by the Horsehead Corp. would be the location for the ethane cracker, the global oil giant still has not purchased the property from Horsehead. If built, the project is expected to result in 10,000 construction jobs, hundreds of high-paying chemical jobs and thousands of related development jobs.
The original terms of the deal called for Shell to complete the purchase from Horsehead by the end of 2012. After extending the option-to-buy term to the end of June, Shell and Horsehead announced Friday they would again extend the option-to-purchase term by another six months.
"The site evaluation process for a proposed project of this scale typically takes several years to complete, and we expect similar timing in this case," said Shell spokesman Destin Singleton regarding the term extension.
For months in 2011 and early 2012, officials in Ohio and West Virginia worked to secure the large petrochemical plant. Ohio Gov. John Kasich flew to Houston, Texas, to meet with Shell officials to try to attract the cracker, while West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin actively worked to entice Shell to build in the Mountain State. However, Shell eventually settled on the Monaca, Pa. site along the Ohio River.
Because there is no ethane cracker in the Utica and Marcellus shale regions, some companies are now shipping the product for cracking at facilities in Canada or along the Gulf Coast. The Bluegrass Pipeline project is expected to send 200,000 barrels per day of mixed ethane, propane and butane to the Gulf Coast by 2015, with the capacity to eventually be increased to 400,000 barrels per day.
The Bluegrass would accompany Chesapeake Energy's plans to send 75,000 barrels of ethane produced from the Marcellus and Utica shale regions for cracking along the Gulf Coast on the soon-to-open ATEX Express pipeline.
Even with all of this ethane slated to be piped away from West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania, officials remain optimistic about landing a cracker plant.
Tomblin said last month in Fairmont that he believed the state was still in contention to get an ethane cracker. Friday, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett said Shell's extension of its option agreement with Horsehead is "good news" for his state.
"This project would be the single-largest industrial investment in southwest Pennsylvania in a generation. It will develop a market for the state's natural gas supply, helping to create new jobs and the prosperity that comes with them," Corbett said. "A petrochemical facility of this size will result in 10,000 construction jobs, at least 400 direct jobs and more than 10,000 jobs created in chemical and supply chain industries.
"My administration, local officials and economic groups continue to work in support of Shell Chemical as it continues a deliberate evaluation of this project," he said. "We are all dedicated to ensuring, once built, that this facility is successful."


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While most car redesigns adopt the philosophy of "bigger is better," Nissan is actually making its new Versa hatchback a little smaller and less expensive.
Dubbed the Versa Note, the new hatchback still has five doors and seats five and was introduced Tuesday at the 2013 North American International Auto Show in Detroit.
Most dimensions are about the same as the out-going 2012 hatchback, but it's a little shorter and it will share the 109-horsepower engine of the Versa Sedan, which is down from the 122-horsepower engine in the previous hatchback.
The price is also reduced by about $700. Starting price for the Versa Note will come in at $13,990 when it goes on sale this summer.
At that price, you still get the practicality of a hatchback, a standard 60/40-split fold-down rear seat, and an extra hidden cubbyhole under the rear cargo area.
"Along with exceptional spaciousness, Versa Note offers the ingenuity to address the needs of owners who need one vehicle to perform the tasks of many – people hauler, cargo hauler, commuter transportation and weekend playmate," said Al Castignetti, vice president and general manager of the Nissan Division.
Three trim levels of the Versa Note will be offered: S, S Plus and SV. At the higher grades, options like steering wheel-mounted audio controls and 360-degree camera monitoring system become available.
"No matter what the vehicle size, people hate parking – whether parallel parking in a tight space or pulling in or out of a space with large vehicles on either side. We're making technology such as the Around View Monitor … affordable because innovation and piece-of-mind should not be the exclusive territory of higher priced vehicles," Castignetti said.


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No jacket required
Feeling slightly less than manly, I gave up—just as the phone rang. Sure that it was someone responding to my Facebook plea, I was dismayed to hear Center for Discovery's (www.thecenterfordiscovery.org) Joanne Bitjeman laughing. "Did you look in the closet?" she mocked and as I winced, I screamed back. "I'll look again, if it will shut you up!" I shouted, gasping as my quivering hand touched suede. Minutes before my scheduled departure, I was forced to sheepishly admit that the jacket was in my grasp. Admiring my reflection and tucking the dog inside, I made my way to Thunderbash, as the panic subsided (I know, I'm deranged). As the temperature climbed to 80 degrees, I shook my fist, cursing irony, informing the dog that it was far too warm for suede. Tossing it aside, I threw Dharma in a shoulder bag and prepared myself to "cowboy up." Lesson learned? Doubtful.
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About The Weekly Carnage
Every Friday morning, The Weekly Carnage tallies up and presents the previous seven days'-worth of motor vehicle mayhem from around the region: death, injuries and property damage. This is a grim and depressing task. But we do it because by drawing attention to the scope of the problem of the death and destruction caused by automobiles, we hope to also draw attention to the solution: pursuing policies that cause people to reduce the amount they drive, while promoting mass transit, walking and cycling.
Car crashes are typically isolated events with limited resonance beyond the few people involved and their loved ones. Yet they are a pervasive societal problem that goes undetected by the collective consciousness precisely because they are so frequent. This column will hopefully chip away at public apathy about automobile-related death and destruction. Here is a snapshot of the problem.
Automobile crashes are the leading cause of death of Americans aged 1 to 34, and worldwide for people aged 10 to 24. In 2005, 43,443 people were killed in traffic crashes in the United States, the equivalent of more than 16 Iraq wars (as of the war's American casualty count in August 2006). In New York City, 297 people were killed in traffic crashes in the city's 2005 fiscal year (7/1/04 to 6/30/05), or one person every 29-and-a-half hours. In the New York State, New Jersey and Connecticut region, 2,515 people were killed in traffic crashes in 2004 (the latest year for which data are available), or one person every three-and-a-half hours. Automobile engineers and legislators have spent decades focusing their energy on making cars less deadly (adding air bags, side impact protection systems, requiring people to wear seat belts), but there hasn't been an equal effort at getting people to drive less. The gains from improved technology, anti-DWI campaigns and seatbelt laws have been wiped out as the total number of annual vehicle miles traveled has gone up. Likewise, as American cars have grown bigger and more dangerous, there have only been minimal efforts to make conditions outside of the automobile safer for pedestrians, cyclists and other vehicles.
Injuries & "Accidents"
Accounts that you will find linked to in this column will no doubt gloss over the injuries caused by crashes. If they are reported at all, they'll be reported as an afterthought to the deaths. A person who loses a leg is written up as "an injury." A person who loses an eye or two? Same thing. A person who is paralyzed from the neck down? That's just an "injury," the same way that a bloody nose would be written up as an "injury." In general, all of these crashes are called "accidents," even when the news story reports that the the motorist intentionally hit someone with his vehicle. The word "accident" conveys the sense that these 40,000+ deaths per year are completely unavoidable, that no one is ever at fault, that nothing can possibly be done. Streetsblog's policy is to refer to these incidents as "crashes." We think that it is a much more objective term than "accident."
Property Damage
Many times each day, drivers hit other cars, they hit trees, they hit parking meters and street signs and fences and they plow into houses and businesses. Much of the infrastructure most at risk of being hit by cars has had to be hardened against the potential. Bollards protect telephone booths, and street signs are poured in concrete lest they be bent over. Most property damage probably never makes the news, but when it does, it will be included here.
The Solution
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The EMA and ESA appealed the law after it was signed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, which eventually led to a permanent injunction being issued to block the law from taking effect. The state of California then challenged the injunction in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in late 2007, and in 2009, the court ruled the law was unconstitutional, prompting Governor Schwarzenegger and Attorney General Jerry Brown to take the case to the Supreme Court.
In part one of our four-part feature on the upcoming Supreme Court case, we will examine the contents of Assembly Bill No. 1179, aka the Act, to see, not only how it defined violent video games, but what it proposed be done to keep them out of the hands of minors.
The bill in question was drawn up by then California Assemblyman, and now Democratic State Senator, Leland Yee. Yee has been a longtime opponent of violence in media, especially video games, and made a name for himself by sparking the now infamous "Hot Coffee" incident involving a hidden sex mini-game in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
As you'd expect, Yee submitted an amicus curiae brief (read: a brief filed arguing for a party involved in a case) in support of California in its upcoming Supreme Court case. In his brief, Yee made it quite clear that his position on and perception of video games hasn't changed:
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Understanding where Yee is coming from is helpful when looking at the Act at the center of this whole debate. As stated in Assembly Bill No. 1179, the proposed legislation "would require violent video games to be labeled…and would prohibit the sale or rental of those violent video games, as defined, to minors. The bill would provide that a person who violates the act shall be liable in an amount of up to $1,000 for each violation."
The classification of "violent video game" causes quite a few problems when you try to determine which games it should apply to and which ones it should not. However, to California, a "violent video game" is defined as one in which "the range of options available to a player includes killing, maiming, dismembering, or sexually assaulting an image of a human being."
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- It is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the community as to what is suitable for minors.
- It causes the game, as a whole, to lack serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.
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- "Torture" - Mental as well as physical abuse of the victim. In either case, the virtual victim must be conscious of the abuse at the time it is inflicted; and the player must specifically intend to virtually inflict severe mental or physical pain or suffering upon the victim, apart from killing the victim.
When taken as a whole, these specifications are designed to differentiate between simple virtual killing and that which includes "infliction of gratuitous violence upon the victim beyond that necessary to commit the killing, needless mutilation of the victim's body, and helplessness of the victim."
From there, the Act goes on to propose that it would be illegal to sell a violent video game to a minor (unless it's sold to the minor by his/her parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or legal guardian). The Act goes a step further and requires "violent video games" to be "labeled with a solid white '18' outlined in black" on the front cover, presumably in addition to the ESRB rating label that all games currently carry. Should a retailer be found selling "violent video games" to a minor, they could be fined up to $1,000, or less depending on what the court decides.
And there you have it: The reason why the Supreme Court of the United States will soon, for the first time, address what Constitutional protections should be afforded to video games. Tomorrow, in Part Two of our series, we'll look at the arguments presented by the state of California to the Supreme Court. Pro tip: If you found yourself clenching your fists reading about the Act and its portrayal of violence in video games, you might want to bite down on a piece of wood before you check out our examination of California's case.
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Well they don't know for sure at this point if my blog can be saved. I was told that I am high on the priority list, but no guarantees.
So if you see older blog entrys pop up one by one it's me finding them and reposting them.
I'll keep hoping.
I must say that is some sad news. I really was hoping for the best but at this point I think I am ready to move on if I have to.
I grew up in Canada. So all this crap happening from a Canadian leaves a sour taste in my mouth. Canadians are cool people and please don't let this one shape your opinion of what Canadians are like.
My parents still live in Alberta and so does most of my mom's side of the family.
I wasn't happy with the apology. I agree with a lot of you who posted on Zack's blog and my blog.
It just seemed like it wasn't sincere.
Seems like he was only doing this because he got caught. I don't think he understands the extent of the damage he did. Or how much he hurt Hunter and I.
I also believe this WAS a personal attack, he hacked four of my accounts.
Seems personal to me..
I was actually nice to the young Canadian.
It did bother me a little bit that he had a comment for every blog I've ever written, but thats how we network here on MLBLogs, so I dealt with it.
I read a lot of the blogs on Mlblogs.com. I don't know most of my fellow bloggers, but I feel like I do through reading their blogs. The mostly positive emails that I have received helped me deal with this incident.
I really thought I would get ganged up on because people would think it was my fault that the Canadian baseball collector was taken down.
I just don't need a bunch of his supporters slamming me with emails telling me what a jerk I am for doing this to HIM. If your one of these people and you are contemplating emailing me and slamming me about the Canadian.
Save your keyboard and just kiss my rockpiles.
Batting Practice 9-16-08
Hunter and I were first in line today. Go figure. The line was tiny.
There were maybe fifteen people waiting to get inside the gates.
That gave me a really good feeling for BP. Less people = more baseballs to snag..
I have watched Hunter really grow up a lot this season. When we first started snaggin this year he was impatient and at times a bit annoying to the players and other snaggers.
He has since toned it down and is a respectable snagger who doesn't have to beg repeatedly for baseballs. He has discovered that he doesn't have to beg if he is in the right place at the right time.
Being the first one into the Pavilion paid off today. Hunter managed to run down to the outfield railing first and Steven Registe threw him the first ball of BP.
Thank you Steven !
Finally, I got to see Matt Holliday at BP. He never shows up to bat. He was knocking some serious baseballs into the Pavilion and I managed to snag one off the bounce by beating two other snaggers to it. For some reason Matty didn't start the game today.
Hunter got ball number two from one of the players kids that was on the field for BP.
Right after he got that ball Omar Quintinilla walked up to the wall to retreive a ball.
While he was standing by the wall he got hit up for autographs.
Hunter and I managed to get one of the balls we each snagged today autographed by Omar.
Omar was my first ever professional baseball player autograph.
He signed my ticket stub two years ago at a Rockies game.
Like I mentioned earlier.
The small line to get inside the Stadium meant a super low attendance for BP.
Most weekday games have a little bit smaller turnout for batting practice.
This game being on a weekday and the fact that the Rockies season is basically over, was the reason for the low turnout.
OK with me.
See the guy in the yellow shirt going down the stairs?
Meet Captain Earthman..Super Vendor.
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He has a business card with his cellphone number.
You call the number, tell him what row your in and what you want to order.
He shows up with your stuff.
Same goes for shows at Red Rocks..
This guy is amazing and probably worth his own blog entry, but maybe another time..
I salute you Captain Earthman.
So do thousands of thirsty Coors Field and Red Rocks patrons.
Keep up the good work.
It was nice, you could actually pick a section and it was yours.
Dang near every kid at BP today left with a ball.
That my friends, is a good batting practice.
Hunter got his third ball thrown to him by a Padres player that I couldn't identify. Soon as he tossed Hunter the ball,
BP was over.
Hunter got the first and last ball of BP. He wanted to make sure that I mentioned that..lol
While I was at BP I met a fellow MLBlogs blogger named Mark. He has a blog called Baby Paul's Baseball Blog. It is a neat blog done from his sons point of view..Check it out.
Mark, sorry we didn't get to talk too much, but hey it was BP.
It was really cool to meet you. Maybe we can have a beer sometime and chat at another game.
When I asked Mark how snaggin was he said that he had snagged one ball up to that point. Same as me.
Game 2, Rockies vs Padres
Man, two Grand Slams in two games. I think that has been done only once in the Rockies organization. Chris Iannetta crushed a ball into mid-pavilion almost 3/4 of the way up to score Tulo, Atkins and Spilborghs..
Wow, that was where Holliday was hitting them during BP.
Great job Chris !
The Rockies pitchers were on it tonight. Ubaldo Jimenez looked awesome.
Jeff Baker homered in the fifth to score Iannetta and Hawpe.. He crushed that ball too. Almost to the same place as Chris Iannetta. Sweet hit Jeff.
Rockies slam the Padres 10-3 on a beautiful evening in Denver…
I can't make the game on Wednesday as I have a morgage to pay.
The next game for us is Friday and I will have the whole family with me.
It is one of the Rockies fireworks games and I missed them all this season..
Thanks everyone, this really is a great community…Go Rockies…D
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hey im pretty sure that the people slamming you are chris himself. im confident hes got like 8 different emails, and he talks trash to people from zacks blog on them.
you should call his mom and make him post a real apology on your blog and zacks.
Nope, I need to blog, it's my outlet…thx…D
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I'm glad you have things Rockin' again. You are a good man the way you handled it all. To answer your question on the last blog…It was just liked we talked about. To forget the daily routine and duties for just a bit, chasing baseballs. It makes you feel like a kid again. It's a simple pleasure that I am so glad I got to take part of at Coors. I did see Capt. Earthman when I was there!! Keep up the good work…..Jim
Wow, so sorry you've had so much crap to deal with on the blog. Glad you've got most of it restored, though. Hang in there!
I was at the game last night, too. Awesome! Sad that it's almost over, though. And whatever will you do with all your time?? 😀
It is sad that it is almost over. I have had the best time this season blogging and attending all the games. Finding something to do is never an issue. I plan to set up a mirror blog for Rock Pile Rant and work on http://www.rockpilerant.com. I also have a VW camperbus we are fixing up. Then, finishing up everything for Spring Training and making sure the Mobile Blog Unit and everything we need to make it successful is ready to go…Take care…D


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I enjoyed this weekend's series win against the Mariners. Except for the first game. Just looking at the pitching matchup, I knew we would lose that one: A.J. Burnett vs Felix Hernandez. Yeah…so instead of wasting my time watching that loss, I decided to watch my all-time favorite movie, and in my opinion, the best movie ever made: Gone With the Wind.
My parents say I sometimes remind them of Scarlett O'Hara, and I take that as a compliment. Scarlett is a beast. She was strong, and survived the Civil War. Not to mention, she married the HOTTEST guy around, Mr. Rhett Butler…
So if I am at all like Scarlett, then I'm proud of myself. Anyway, every time I watch this movie, I can't stop thinking about it for like the next week of my life. It's that amazing.
I enjoyed the game 2 win when the team picked up Javier Vazquez after another bad start. And I really enjoed game 3, where Cano kept on beasting and CC pitched another vintage C "Cy" game. That 10-0 win was fabulous. But now, that seems so trivial. Because today, I heard news that broke my heart. Kind of like when Scarlett was at the barbeque at Twelve Oaks and she had every guy around her…but then she saw Ashley with Melanie, and her day was ruined (Yes I am assuming you know this movie).
Today, I heard that Johnny Damon might go to the Red Sox.
"It ain't fittin'….it just ain't fittin," as Mammy says. How could Damon do that?
The Tigers put him on waivers. Rumor has it, the Red Sox made a claim on him – just to prevent him from going to the Rays or Yankees.
But Johnny has a no-trade clause or something, so maybe he will reject this. I hope so. What will I do if my beloved Johhny goes to the Red Sox?
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I wish my Yankees never got Nick Johnson….what a waste. If they didn't get him, then maybe Johnny Damon would have stayed where he belongs – with the Yanks. Oh, how I hate Nick Johnson for this…he looks like that crazy fat guy who kills himself in "Full Metal Jacket."
It's just disgusting. Johnny, I hope you don't go to the Red Sox OR the Rays. I already feel awful that you didn't come back to New York, and if you switch teams now and still don't come back to New York, I'm going to feel even worse.
Rhett Johnny, if you go, where shall I go? What shall I do?"
"I can't think about that right now. If I do, I'll go crazy. I'll think about that tomorrow."
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I've seen Gone with the Wind a million times and every time I find something new to love about it. GREAT movie.
LOL I had to hold the laugh here at work. Love the post! You are right, it ain't fittin' it just aint fittin'
I love the movie! A few years back, they re-released it at a local movie theater. It was great wtching it on the big screen.
Hehe… never thought I'd see the Damon sitch compared to Dinofrio in Full Metal Jacket…but I like it! Good work!
" You know what trouble I's talkin' 'bout. I's talking 'bout Mr. (Johnny Damon). He'll be comin' to (Boston) when he gets his leave, and you sittin' there waitin' for him, just like a spider." – Mammy