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La Fuente hit with federal wage complaint
About 60 current and former servers at a popular Milwaukee restaurant claim in a federal class action lawsuit that they were not paid the minimum wage, in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act and Wisconsin wage and hour laws.
The lawsuit contends that La Fuente did not start paying workers the required minimum $2.33 an hour until after each server's first customer had been seated, though the workers were required to come in well before that time to roll silverware, set tables and otherwise ready the business. »Read Full Blog Post(33)
Ray's Wine & Spirits to open growler 'gallery'
The growlers are lurking.
Growlers — 64-ounce jugs meant to carry beer, typically craft beer — are a throwback to an age when suds were as local as the shop down the street. »Read Full Article(1)
Cafe La Paloma in Walker's Point has closed
Cafe La Paloma, the artwork-lined Mexican restaurant at 606 S. 5th St. that featured out-of-the-ordinary dishes, has closed. »Read Full Blog Post
In Tandem drives different routes in '1959 Pink Thunderbird'
When the lights come up on In Tandem Theatre's production of James McLure's "1959 Pink Thunderbird" — comprised of one-act plays "Laundry and Bourbon" (directed by Jane Flieller) and "Lone Star" (directed by Chris Flieller) — a 30ish woman is peering into the western Texas countryside, stretching outward from her ramshackle back porch.
We'll soon learn that Elizabeth is waiting for the growl announcing the arrival of husband Roy's 1959 pink Thunderbird. »Read Full Article
Dogg Haus opens fifth location, considers plan to franchise
Mazen Muna was less than three years out of college when he quit his job to start a tiny restaurant on Milwaukee's Brady St. with a menu centered on one item: the Chicago-style hot dog.
Nine years later, Muna, 34, has just opened his fifth Dogg Haus restaurant and is considering plans to franchise the brand. »Read Full Article(17)
Ugly's Pub on 3rd St. will debut its brunch on Mother's Day
Ugly's Pub, 1125 N. Old World 3rd St., will introduce its weekend brunch on Mother's Day, May 11, the first of several changes at the bar and restaurant that opened in 2013. »Read Full Blog Post
Things to do this week in Milwaukee
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Earth is a great place to live and, in celebration of Earth Day, the Schlitz Audubon Nature Center, 1111 E. Brown Deer Road, Bayside, wants to introduce you to some of its wonders right here in our own backyard. On Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., the center has a whole lot of fun things to do. Go canoeing on Mystery Lake. Or take a hike with one of the naturalists and discover the signs of spring you might otherwise miss. Go geocaching, pet some goats or even a reptile or two. Enjoy some music by Lil' Rev, some food or some craft projects. And don't forget to pick up some plants for your garden — not in the woods, but at the plant sale. Admission is $7 for adults and $6 for children or, for members, admission is $1 less. »Read Full Article


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Running Out Of Gas…
Aargh! It's frustrating watching the Yankees struggle…
Meanwhile, the Red Sox just creeping closer and closer. Fortunately, a never-say-die Kansas City Royals squad fought back from an 8-2 deficit to defeat the Boston Red Sox, 12-9. The loss kept the Red Sox from drawing even closer, but the Yankees aren't doing anything to help themselves.
The team that has been so hot since the All-Star Break has suddenly gone into the deep freeze. Road trips are never fun, and this one has been particularly brutal. Of course, it doesn't help when Joba Chamberlain drives off the deep end or Andy Pettitte tries to pitch through a fatigued shoulder.
With the Angels' 5-2 win tonight, the Yankees are just be 4 games up on the Red Sox in the loss column, with three to play this coming weekend. The division is certainly up for grabs, yet the Yankees only need one elusive victory to secure a play-off spot. I am glad that the Rangers won tonight because I'd hate to see the Yankees stumble their way into the play-offs. They need to earn it outright.
For this weekend's Yankees-Red Sox series, I have once again made a wager with Julia of Julia's Rants. The loser must post the usual Top 11 posting, and this time, it is comprised of 11 special Yankee or Red Sox players (in no particular order or rank). If Julia loses, she must write 11 short bio's about past or present Yankees, and vice versa for me. Also, continuing with the theme of photos in "enemy" territory, we'll go with enemy t-shirts at meaningful landmarks in our specific locations. That means Julia would need to wear a Yankees t-shirt in Boston. Since I live near a National League city, my punishment would be wearing a Dodgers t-shirt in San Francisco. However, I would also have to wear a Red Sox hat to stay true to the theme. Wearing a Red Sox t-shirt just wouldn't get the same reaction in San Francisco as the Dodgers would, so that's why we are going with a slight variation. Granted, it would still be more painful to wear Yankees gear in Boston than it would be to wear Dodgers gear in San Francisco, but it still wouldn't be a fun experience either way. Hopefully, my guys will turn it around before the weekend gets here.
Chad Gaudin has finally replaced Sergio Mitre as the Yanks' #5 starter. My only reaction…it's about time. Gaudin is nothing to write home about, but he has been a better option than Mitre if you throw out the single good start at the end of August.
The Yankees had their annual rookie hazing. Mark Melancon was Batman, video coordinator Anthony Flynn was Robin, massage therapist Lou Potter was the Penguin, radar gun operator Lou Potter was the Joker, Mike Dunn was the Riddler, and Ramiro Pena made his debut as Catwoman…
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Now, if they could only start winning…
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It was a frustrating night for both of our teams. But my Red Sox have been playing great – so I have every confidence that they will bounce back with Paul Byrd on the mound tonight…yeah… And I look forward to the weekend series! You will look GREAT in a Red Sox hat and a Dodgers t-shirt! If you need help with your list of 11 Red Sox players, I can offer you some suggestions!😉
I think the world must be coming to an end if we're actually happy that Gaudin is in the rotation! Well, maybe he'll be the guy to break the Angels' spell over us tonight. If so, I'll sing his praises to the sky.

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House lets school 'flipping' bill dieBy JOSH O'GORMAN
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | April 17,2014MONTPELIER — A bill that would have placed a moratorium on "flipping" public schools to private died on the House floor Wednesday amid an accusation of racist language by one member.
By a near-unanimous voice vote, House members voted to let lie SB.91, which would have imposed a two-year moratorium on allowing public schools to close and re-open as private schools, as well as calling for a study to determine if such an action is legal.
Rep. Peter Peltz, a Democrat from Woodbury, whose House Education Committee supported the bill by a vote of six to four, said the bill would not affect any past or current privatization efforts.
"No districts are currently considering privatization, and it would take at least two years for a community to go to a vote to privatize," Peltz said. "This bill would not affect the privatization of the North Bennington Graded School or the Winhall Mountain School."
Republican Thomas Koch of Barre Town questioned the need for the bill in the first place.
"I understand what the bill does, but I'm trying to understand what the problem is that we're trying to solve," Koch said.
Burlington Democrat Johannah Leddy Donovan, who heads the House Education Committee, discussed the many tasks required of public schools that are not required of private schools.
"First of all, they are required to accept all students that show up at their door. They are required to meet the needs of every student that is at their door or in their building, regardless of disability. They are required to hire licensed teachers," Donovan said. "The Education Committee felt, after receiving this from the Senate, that it was not an unreasonable request to say, 'Let's stop any other public school from going private until we have better information on how it impacts the kids of Vermont.'"
Arlington's Cynthia Browning — a Democrat — expressed her opposition to the bill because she saw it, along with the current proposal to consolidate school districts in the state, as an attack on the local control communities have over their schools.
"This bill, in combination with H.883, gives me pause because it seems that we want to restrict local control and take away rights, or at least suspend rights," Browning said. "I don't think that's the right thing to do. I believe it is taking away an option from schools who might not wish to consolidate."
The comments that drew the strongest response came from Republican Duncan Kilmartin of Newport City, who took the education bill as an opportunity to compare test scores from students in Vermont — one of the highest-spending states for education — against those from Texas, one of the lowest spending states for education.
"We are an all-white population. Texas scores for all-white population in Texas — not the Hispanics and other minority groups — actually do better than Vermont," Kilmartin said. "When you parse the statistics, we are not doing as well as we claim because we compare ourselves continually to other states which have large minority populations."
The remarks drew the ire of Democrat Jean O'Sullivan, who called Kilmartin's comments racist.
"I don't want ever to hear a conversation that sounds like it came out 1838, not 2014," O'Sullivan said. "Conflating academic achievement with race is offensive to me and to everybody. I cannot sit in this chamber and listen to that kind of dribble."
The hour-long debate was brought to a halt by Republican House Minority Leader Don Turner from Milton, who made a motion to amend the bill to strike the two-year moratorium. The motion led to a lengthy recess, and upon return, Peltz made the motion to let the bill lie.
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Out of the Darkness - Book 2
Touching Darkness - Book 3
Burning Darkness - Book 4
Beyond the Darkness - Book 5 (release date: 11/29/11)
Doesn't this series sound amazing?? If you want to learn more about Jaime and the Offspring you can check out Jaime's website HERE and you can also find her on Facebook and Twitter.
Jaime has given me a signed copy of the first book in the series "A Perfect Darkness" to give away to one lucky winner, along with a bookmark and an Offspring Tattoo (see pic at top of post).
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With this year coming to an end, and the Holidays upon us, we would like to thank everyone who has supported Lambda Legal. It is only with your support that we are able to win tough cases that change the lives of LGBT people and those living with HIV. You helped us decriminalize LGBT lives and win marriage equality.
Love LoungeFebruary 19, 2017
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Save the Date for Lambda Legal's Young Leadership Council's annual Love Lounge! Join us for a wonderful afternoon of fun drinks, music, food and more. Purchase tickets now before the price increases*, or upgrade your experience by becoming a sponsor.
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5:00pm - 7:30pmBonnet House Museum & Gardens900 North Birch RoadFort Lauderdale, FL 33304
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Lambda Legal's premier Chicago event, "Bon," honors the memory of Robert Bonvoulior "Bon" Foster the late civil rights activist and attorney who was an outspoken opponent of injustice and challenged others to demand the best for themselves – and never settled for any less from himself. In 1993, a generous bequest from Bon Foster's estate established Lambda Legal's Chicago based Midwest Regional Office, beginning a legacy of civil rights victories won by Lambda Legal in the heartland. Our 2016 event takes us to Morgan Manufacturing in Chicago's West Loop. Join us for a re-imagined event, an evening of cocktails, hors d'oeuvres and more at this incredible new space.
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Lambda Legal is honored to invite you to join us at Lambda Legal's premier annual event, the Liberty Awards National Dinner. Enjoy the company of Lambda Legal staff, Board and National Leadership Council members, as well as supporters from around the nation as we celebrate the historical victories and the work that still lies ahead to ensure full equality for LGBT individuals and people living with HIV, all while honoring notable leaders who have made an impact in the lives of LGBT and HIV-affected Americans.


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Apple Inc. co-founder Steve Wozniak is headlining the Palm Beach State College Foundation's upcoming event launching a five-year initiative to increase the number of skilled professionals in science, technology, engineering and math, the so-called STEAM fields.
An hour-long "Conversation with Steve Wozniak" highlights the Jan. 31 fundraising luncheon at the Cohen Pavilion at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Individual Tickets will be available for $125 – tables of 10 are available for $1,000 at www.palmbeachstate.edu/Foundation/steam
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Driving Directions
From I-95: Exit 70 at Okeechobee Boulevard, head east on Okeechobee Boulevard for approximately 1/2 mile. Take a left on Tamarind Avenue (first light, just past the railroad tracks). The Kravis parking garage will be immediately on your right.
From Florida's Turnpike: Exit 99 the Turnpike at the West Palm Beach exit (Okeechobee Blvd). Head east approximately 7 miles. Continue past the I-95 overpass another 1/2 mile, and take a left on Tamarind Avenue (first light, just past the railroad tracks). The Kravis parking garage will be your first right.
From U.S. Highway 1: Take U.S. 1 to Okeechobee Boulevard and head west approximately one quarter mile. Make a right onto Tamarind Avenue. Parking garage will be your first right.
Valet Parking is available in front of the Center (enter from Okeechobee Blvd.)
Public Transportation
Tri-Rail: West Palm Beach Station Stop.
Walking: We are located approximately 3 blocks south of the West Palm Beach Tri-Rail station.
Trolley: In cooperation with the Downtown Development Authority we have established trolley service between the Kravis Center and other downtown destinations and parking facilities. Planning a pre-theatre dining experience at a downtown restaurant? Take advantage of the Downtown Development Authority's free trolley service that makes a stop at the Kravis Center on its route between CityPlace and Clematis Street. The trolley stops at the traffic circle on the east side of Dreyfoos Hall. Running in a continuous loop about every 10 minutes, the trolley operates Sunday through Wednesday 11 am to 9 pm, and Thursday through Saturday 11 am to 11 pm.Kravis Center guests using the service before a performance should allow at least 30 minutes travel time before curtain. Please note that the last pick-up takes place about a half-hour before service ends for the evening.
The Kravis Center operates a 1,200-car parking garage adjacent to the Center. Entrances are located on Irist Street and Tamarind Avenue.
The Kravis Center welcomes the cooperation of its patrons to help make a visit to our theatre enjoyable for everyone. At every performance our security staff works with officers from the West Palm Beach Police Department to ensure that traffic moves in a quick, orderly and safe manner. Please follow the directions of the officers and Kravis Center staff who are there to facilitate the movement of traffic in and out of the Center. Remember, backing into parking spaces slows all traffic so we ask that when you park, pull forward into your designated space as directed. Also, allow ample time to arrive at the Kravis Center.
Additional parking is available in other parking garages in close proximity to the Center, such as CityPlace, and metered parking is available on Sapodilla Avenue to the east of the Center and on Iris Street to the north. Valet parking is available for most Kravis Center events for a fee of $12 regular service/$20 premium service. The valet parking service entrance is on Okeechobee Boulevard.
Valet parking is available for most Kravis Center Dreyfoos Hall events. Cost: Valet $12 Regular; Premium Valet $20. Valets are located in front of the Center's main entrance.
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When events are occurring simultaneously in our venues, we stagger some performance times to help alleviate heavy traffic in the garage.
We cooperate with the Downtown Development Authority to sustain trolley service between the Kravis Center and other downtown destinations and parking facilities.
We work with local cab companies to have taxis available at the Kravis Center for those who choose to use that mode of transportation after performances. If you need a cab, please see our Valet staff or a Guest Services Representative.


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Whether you are heading to Breckenridge in the Summer or Winter, there is plenty to do. You can shop or dine in Historic Downtown, explore the many trail systems or hit the slopes at Breckenridge Ski Resort!
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Natalia Olson-Urtecho is Regional Administrator for the U.S. Small Business Administration. Appointed in 2012 by President Obama, she is responsible for delivery and management of small business programs, financial assistance, and business development initiatives throughout the mid-Atlantic region.
She serves a population of nearly 30 million in seven district offices throughout Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Olson-Urtecho oversees more than 180 SBA offices, SCORE chapters, Business Development Centers, and other resources while managing a field staff of more than 100 loan, business, community outreach specialists and support personnel. She works with local lenders and successful firms across the region, overseeing more than $34.2 billion in federal government contracts for goods and services purchased from local entrepreneurs.
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She was previously appointed by the U.S. Secretary of Commerce to the U.S. Innovation Advisory Board and by Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter to the Philadelphia City Planning Commission and Zoning Code Commission.
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Jerry Rose. When I first heard my McPherson aunties talk about Jerry Rose, I thought her first and middle names were connected. Not so. She was born Gladys Irene McPherson on the 13 Jul 1901 in Lawler, IA. She did not like the name Gladys, so from the time she was a young girl she had everyone call her Jerry. The name Rose was the last name of her second husband, but everyone I knew always called her Jerry Rose.
A few years ago, I asked my Aunt Olive to tell me about Jerry Rose. Jerry Rose was 25 years older than my three youngest aunts, but about the same age as my Aunt Bertha. Jerry Rose, her sister Lucille and brother Bill also came out to California and lived close to Bertha and Cecil Clouse in Calipatria. She maintained contact with my McPherson aunts and uncles throughout her life. They were more like siblings that cousins.
According to Olive, Jerry Rose was "like a gypsy-woman." Intrigued, I wanted to know what made her a gypsy-woman. "O, she always wore beautiful bright colors, lots of earrings and bracelets, and her skirts and scarves were wispy and flowing. --- And she wrote poetry and had lots of writer friends."
Hmmmm, I wanted to know more. Her early years were marked by tragedy. When she was 12 years old, her mother, Bertha Swenson, died of cancer not too long after the birth of the youngest child James Lester. Jerry's father James Septimus McPherson took his five children to his parent's home to live. Grandma McPherson reared the children until her death.
Tragedy seemed to lurk around her. Her grandparents were going to move from the house at Crow Wing Lake, where she and her siblings had lived since their mother's death. However, Jerry had met and been courted by Ernest M. Brandt, a sharp shooter in the Canadian Princess Pat brigade during WWI. They were to be married in December of 1918. Snow fell the day of the wedding, but family and neighbors filled the house.
My Uncle Ralph remembers coming down the stairs in his suit when he heard someone say the house is on fire. He ran out into the yard, looked up and sure enough the whole roof was ablaze. Family stories about the house fire abound, but I have never heard whether Jerry married Brandt before the fire or after.
By 1922, Jerry and Brandt were living with her grandparents and her siblings in Barrows – also Uncle Clare and her father James. There were problems between the couple. Brandt was told to leave and not come back. However,a couple of weeks later, he came back to the farm and shot and killed Jerry's father and grandmother, also wounding her grandfather. (For the newspaper account, click here and here). The rather idyllic life by Crow Wing Lake had ended.
Although the first third of her life was marked by tragedy, from what I have heard from the Aunties, Jerry came to California, married Raymond Rose, and lived a good life. But, oh, how I want to know more about that gypsy-woman with her flowing scarves and skirts, her big earrings and bracelets. I want to know about the writer, the poet – but I know no one to ask. She had no children and her contemporaries have joined her shade. No one to ask --- well, no one to ask who is easy to access. So, I will have to get down to serious research and detective work to know more of my gypsy-woman, my 1st cousin, 1x removed.
Note: The information in this post came from newspaper articles, conversations with my McPherson Aunties, and the letters of Ralph J. McPherson.//JGH


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Step-By-Step Makeup Tutorial: How To Conceal Bruise With Makeup
On my Dayre Day 108 – 18 Apr 2014 (bruise more obvious here: Day 112) , I shared with you guys how I woke up in the middle of the night, suffered a brutal knock on my left eye against the concrete window ledge, bled like mad, suffered a major headache, thought nothing much of it and went back to sleep. LOL.
For the next few days I had a swollen eye and bruise, the next few weeks I still had the bruise, and now…… there's a scar.
It didn't look serious enough to me, but my nurse friend saw it and told me to quickly go to the hospital. Apparently, it was quite a deep cut and the doctors told me because of the delay, there would be SCARRING. It sucks to have to deal with an unsightly scar, bu I'm grateful it was the eyelid and not the EYEBALL. That's why I'm giving back by making this tutorial. Lol.
This was how I looked probably one week after the incident. You can see the yellow-brown circling the socket of the injured left eye.
I'll do my best to include links to where to find the products so that you don't have to do the hunting.
The Lioele Dollish Veil Vita BB is my super favorite makeup base that I use almost everyday, except when I'm testing out a new product or just switching things up for a bit.
For bases, I prefer to apply with duo fiber brushes. Seen here is the Hakuhodo J544.
If you use powder foundation, apply concealer BEFORE. If you use liquid foundation, apply concealer AFTER.
I'm a liquid foundation kind of girl, so it's always foundation first, then concealer. The Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation gives amazing coverage and has great lasting power, but it's precisely because it gives such a flawless finish that I don't use it too often.
Foundations that I like:
- Lioele Dollish Veil Vita BB SPF 25 PA++ – Natural Green
- Estee Lauder Double Wear Foundation – Sand
- Maybelline Super Mineral 24 Foundation – OC2 (This could be Asian-exclusive?)
- 1028 Advanced Whitening Essence Foundation – OC-02 (Taiwanese brand)
This is the Make Up Store Cover All Mix Concealer which I like to use to cover very dark eye circles, or in this case, a bad bruise. Note that it is very dry and can be difficult to blend with the fingers. Not a top choice when you are in a rush.
I much prefer to use brushes and the Sigma F70 has been a longtime favorite and workhorse.
Apply the salmon shade on the blue/purple areas.
Other concealers with good coverage that I like:
Then use a more emollient concealer on the centre to 'move' the drier concealer, best if it has a brightening effect as well. I used Benefit Fake Up Concealer in 01 Light here.


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Help! I need some advice here. My sis-in-law has a 3 week old baby (born 5 weeks early) and would like to pump for about 1 feeding each night so dad can let mom get a few hours of sleep. She is nursing wonderfully but baby is nursing often right now (probably growth spurt).
Any idea of approximately how much milk they will need for one feeding at this age?
Thanks a bunch! I'm soooo glad that this forum has arrived, what a blessing for new moms and even those of us with experience


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Despite posting solid numbers in the big leagues whenever he's been given the chance, outfielder/first baseman Darin Ruf's future with the Phillies isn't very clear.
The 27-year-old slugger entered action on Friday sporting a .254 batting average with 14 home runs and 30 RBI in 71 games in the majors this year.
Ruf has continued to put in plenty of work after mashing 41 homers last year, including a team record 38 with Double-A Reading and an additional three in the major leagues after a September call up. He began this year at the Triple-A level, which gave the Creighton University product a chance to work on his defense in the outfield.
Even after proving he can be a productive offensive contributor and showing his defensive versatility, Ruf's spot in the Phils' lineup may not be locked in for next season. The rookie feels like his best approach is to continue playing as though he's fighting for a job and looks forward to a chance to continue donning red pinstripes in the future and helping the Phillies win.
"I don't think you ever want to think your spot in the majors is solidified because there's a lot of things that can go wrong," Ruf said on the latest edition of the PhoulBallz Podcast. " Injuries, things like that and, obviously, you have to prepare to perform well every single day too and that's not a guarantee as well, but, you know, I just hope for the opportunity to come into spring training next year to fight for a position and, you know, definitely prepare as though that's going to happen. Hopefully, I'll be a part of the plans for next year and, hopefully, next year we can turn this thing around a little bit."
Asked if he, or any other young players on the team, such as third baseman Cody Asche, have been told that a spot in the lineup or a position in the field is theirs to lose next year, Ruf admitted that Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg has not provided any player with that sort of indication, but he trusts that the new skipper will share some advice with the younger guys as they head into next season.
"We haven't been told anything yet. I don't know if we will. I'm sure Ryne-o has his hands full these last few days as well, but if we don't get a chance to talk over the next few days, I'm sure he'll talk with probably most of the guys that would be invited to big league spring training next year and let us know his expectations for us, let us know what we need to do put ourselves in the best position possible. That's the kind of guy I feel he is, so, he wants us all to succeed and be the best players we can," Ruf said.
To download the show and listen to the full interview, in which Ruf discusses the Phillies' disappointing season, jokes about the attendance of some division rivals plus talks about baseball cards and more, click here.
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Maybe some of the other players should have followed Ruf's example and played like their job was on the line. Hopefully, Ruben will wake up this off season and start making trades like his job is on the line. He can't do worse than this group of misfits.
Nobody expects Ryan Howard to stay healthy for the entire season, Ruf can platoon both at first base and in the outfield. Plus he can hit home runs. Moreover, he has been one of the bright spots on this very dull team in 2013.
I could see Ruf as this generation's Incaviglia. We need an Eisenreich though for the other end of the platoon. So much is uncertain for next year. What to do about Doc and Kendrick? At this point, do we want to keep either? Is Kendrick really worth millions and can Doc really become another Jamie Moyer? Our core is ancient. Can they really turn back the clock to 08 (Rollins, Howard and Utley)? The good news is that I like what I saw recently out of the young RP's. Unfortunately, I think Paps is another mile or 2 in reduced velocity away from being a complete disaster. I don't know. It is hard to be overly confident right now to say the least.
No, Rollins, Howard, and Utley can't turn the clock back to '08, but while that would be great, they don't need to do that. I'd be happy with 2012, 2011, and 2013, respectively, but with good health.
I would be super excited to see Paps go to another team
Phils should bring in another starting OF'er or even 2 to compete with Ruf and Revere. If anyone is not doing well then they sit in favor of Ruf or Revere. Same with Howard if he is slumping then Ruf plays.
It makes the bench much strong with Ruf or Revere there or if you have Howard or another starting OF there for late game at bats. Provides depth if there is an injury.
Rather have that scenario than to have what happened this year: Mini Mart, Nix, Wells, Orr, Sudsdorf, Bernadina, and the others.
Regarding Bernadina, he has already convinced the Phillies not to resign him for next year. Cloyd has also probably pitched himself out of a job. Orr won't be back. Regarding Susdorf, I think they really held the misplay in Detroit against him. Should they have? I don't know. I think when he misplayed that ball in Detroit, Manuel and Sandberg were convinced that he didn't have what it took to play in MLB. Either that or they didn't like his reaction to it. One moment he gets his first big league hit and scores his first big league run. Then he misplays a routine fly ball. And they give him the boot. If he catches that ball, he might have been the starter for a lot of games.
MR. PREDICTO (wbramh) LOOKS INTO HIS CRYSTAL BALL FOR 2014
(In approximate chronological order)
Sometime next month Ryan Howard will trip on a curb and re-injure his Achilles and knee. Next Spring, the Phillies' crack team of doctors will finally conclude the injuries are not healing on their own and operate on opening day predicting a 4-month recuperation.
In Ryan's absence, Mini-Mart wins the starting job at 1st base.
Despite showing clear signs of Bubonic plague and leprosy, Doc is cleared by team doctors to pitch after discovering nothing wrong with his shoulder.
Good news, there!
After hitting 71 home runs in Winter ball, going on 28-year-old perpetual semi-rookie Darin Ruf is sent down to the Florida Instructional League for more seasoning. In his place on the roster RAJ re-signs Delmon Young to a 20-year / $200 million contract. Young's signing comes after RAJ makes his 40th futile offer to the Marlins – this time offering the Phillies' 25-man starting roster for Giancarlo Stanton and the rights to Eddie Feigner and a Marlins ball girl/utiliity infielder.
After failing to make the Spring roster, Maikel Franco announces his retirement baseball. Claims Franco: "If can't make THIS team I should be driving a cab in Santo Domingo."
Die-hard fans in left center maintain flip cards to keep track of Ben Revere's assault on Hank Aaron's home run record. In turn, Revere shocks The Phillies Nation by hitting his first career round-tripper in June (the team's first for the season). It's an inside-the-diamond shot, the first since "Toothless" Harry Fritz drove one into the infield mud back in 1898. Revere further shocks "The Nation" by relaying a throw from shallow center to second base on just 4.5 hops and a dribble.
Miguel Gonzalez loses his 20th straight 1-0 game and defects to Cuba.
RAJ replaces Gonzalez in the rotation with a randomly-chosen fan named "Chad."
Ryan Howard returns to the lineup for the final game of the 2014 season only to trip over Roy Halladay's detached body parts while pursuing an infield fly. Team docs expect the "Big Piece" to return by June, 2020. Doc's return to the rotation may take a little longer.
RAJ fires Ryne Sandberg and replaces him with Ivan DeJesus.
Here's to 2015!
That's good stuff, wbramh. I'll say it again though, the idea that the Phillies leave players in the minors too long is just wrong.
Thanks Schmenk.
Obviously I kid the Phils in my last post – including the team's decision to keep promising young players on the farm longer than this armchair GM might believe is necessary.
But seriously, on that point, I 'm actually willing to concede that the Phil's system (perhaps all of baseball) is rife with late bloomers once you get past exceptions like 22-year-olds (or younger) Mike Trout, Bryce Harper, Jose Fernandez, Yasiel Puig, Manny Machado, Julio Teheran, Marcell Ozuna, Nolan Arenado, Jurickson Profar, etc. or the fact that 27-year-old Chris Davis, 26-year-old Andrew McCutcheon and other stars are already celebrating their fifth year in the bigs. Still, it would be nice to see my Phils bring up one of those exceptions. before they begin to lose their second teeth. Perhaps that elevated young star will turn out to be Maikel Franco.
In fact, I'm fine with aging rookies as long as the primary reason for bringing guys up at age 27 isn't that the Phils' front office is waiting for Medicare to cover player injuries.
Outstanding work!!!
Our old friend Hunter Pence (5.3 WAR) just signed a nice deal (5/$90 mm) to stay in SF. He probably could have done better on the open market, but he's a good fit out there and the fans love him.
I doubt Pence would do better on the open market. He had a great September when the Giants were already out of the race. That padded his stats to make it seem like he had a great year. Let the Giants pay him the money. I think it was a big mistake to acquire him in 2011.
Regarding Darin Ruf, his job is on the line. He has a great OPS but I am not sure this is going to convince the Phillies to hand him the job in right field next year. There are a lot o players on the Phillies whose jobs are on the line:
Those who are assured of positions on the roster next year are:
Adams (contract)
Pettibone (if healthy)
Ruf (but not necessarily a starter)
Hernandez, Rosenberg and Galvis are likely to make the squad. Kendrick's arbitration value has gone down in the last month so he probably will be back too.
DavidE—can't disagree with your lists although there's one glaring omission.
You forgot MM on the assured list.
Martinez just got his 38th plate appearance, and he still has an identical "triple slash line" (i.e. batting average, OBP, and slugging): .158/.158/.158, because he doesn't have any of the extra base hits, walks, HBPs, and sac flies that would make OBP and slugging different from batting average.
The last time a player did that with more PAs was 35 years ago (Brian Doyle, 1978).
Anyway, I'm cautiously optimistic we don't see him next year.
Amazing stat.
I hope you are right because if he *is* on the roster it means things are not going well.
Myself and others on this site thought we were through with the "clown" after last season but being he's RAJ "sissy boy" he'll probably be back if Rube returns.
I try not to get on RAJ too much since that ground is covered by pretty much everyone else but the fascination with MM is downright bizarre.
I don't see any way Martinez, Wells or Orr will be back next year. Bernadina is almost certain to be gone. I forgot to put Garcia and Jiminez on the list. I think spring training will determine where they will be. Who knows? Aumont could be back even though he didn't have a good year in Triple A.
Asche has gone into a drought but he has done enough to be given the job into spring training at 3rd base. For the players, these games are very important.
Seeing Paps velocity tonight, I am already concerned. I have to think something is up with his shoulder or arm. Maybe it can be fixed in the offseason.
In regards to ruf I am not opposed to him being on the team next year even as a starter (but for the love of god please teach brown to play right field, or defense to that matter) that being said he could be a super platoon guy playing first left or right field but I think I would try and trade him to the al. I think he played just well enough for a team like the mariners or someone.? I don't no what he could bring in rerurn but I am hopeful that him and maybe Cesar Hernandez could be traded for a proven commodity right handed bat. After seeing rube strike out on this since werth left I'm not convinced it could happen anyway. If he is in a platoon next year hopefully they can get a decent hitting and fielding outfielder(sheirholtz would have for this perfectly). I think this year we get the right handed power bat though, rube knows we need it bad so maybe possible. In regards to third base I really like asche but I don't no if he's the guy, I pray for franco to start but I just don't see it. So let's day asche and ruf plus platoon guy fill third and left I think we need to spend all available money on starting pitching or catcher. I would literally try everything in my power to get joe muear I don't think it's likely but I think he gets moved somewhere why not here. The bullpen no matter what happens needs a complete re-tooling. I still have faith in papelbon unlike most and I hope for the best with Adams but rube can't strike out on the bullpen again. Regardless I still think this team with a little luck could make the playoffs next year it might not be likely but I think it's possible. Either go all in or full blown rebuild, it's a tough call to make if we rebuild trade cliff teams will be lining up at the door for him. It was a tough year but I still have faith. Early prediction Ruben amaro shows he not as terrible as people think he has been in a tough spot. I say he makes a couple really good moves and we make the playoffs. Our farm system is not as terrible as it was made out to be in the beginning of this year the youth infusion is coming soon and I'm excited. If Howard is healthy he turns in a top ten MVP guy year. May be wishful thinking but I think we win the World Series next year. We will phinally see some pride from the phills next year we reclaim baseball in Philadelphia.
This team has been so light on big RBI men; guys who have real pop in their bats. I don't see how they can keep Ruf out of the lineup even if he's a chronic .250 hitter which I suspect he'll remain. I think he has the potential of being as important to this team as Greg Luzinki was to the 1980 team and with more value in the field, especially since he's an adequate first basemen.
And how do they keep Maikel Franco out of the starting lineup if he knocks the leather off the ball in Spring training? This is a team that can no longer hit the fence with a ball even on a roll and who scored 3 runs or less how many times? I would bet that Franco is already polished enough to outperform everybody who played any infield position this season (offensively) save maybe Utley and would likely hold his own on defense. Playing 140 games I could see him coming in second in RBIs behind Dom Brown. I just wish he could be converted into a catcher because he has the body and arm for that position and I see nothing more than a bevy of .200 hitters behind the plate to spell or eventually replace Ruiz. But that experiment, if successful would likely mean another 3 years in purgatory for Franco and the team needs him now. Let me amend that comment and say that they need his potential now.
Brown, Ruf and Franco healthy and playing every day would give them three potential 30 HR guys in the lineup. Yeah, and there's always Howard but I'll believe it when I see him suit up and take the field and stay out there for at least 100 games (with pinch-hitting) if he's platooned for lefties. In the meantime, I've just mentally taken him out of the equation.
As some recent research of mine suggested, there's been a significant drop-off in the percentage of games the Phillies starters have played from 1950 to 1980 to this year. This team doesn't have the depth of talent to afford seeing their starters sitting on the bench or in PT for half the games. Gotta hand it to Jimmy. He's been the invincible one this year – and didn't look too bad at SS with 2 out in the 9th on Saturday night. I can never stay angry at that guy. Just too damn beautiful when he's clicking.
I think Ruf will make a decent bench/backup guy not sure he will be quite good enough to be a everydayer.
Im not a stat guy but Ruf is still K'ing at a high rate. Though he has a decent OBP this doesnt seem to matter to Rube by his production statement earlier in the year. It also looks like his BA has dipped below .250. He has been hitting the HR ball which is one thing he has going. If he can get his K's down a little and maybe raise his BA to .265ish assuming he keeps knocking in the HR perhaps Rube can be sold on Ruf.
If Amaro is making decisions based on batting average, he is an idiot.
Who would rather have, Ben Revere with a .302 batting average, or Darin Ruf with a .247 batting average? You should prefer Ruf because he gets on base more, and that's even aside from the fact that Ruf's hits are more productive. Not making an out (i.e. getting on base) is a batter's primary goal.
Batting average is a worthless stat. It's silly to just ignore, for instance in Ruf's case, over 30 at-bats in which he avoided making an out and got on base.
Ruf is absolutely the type of player that should be playing every day next season. A 120 OPS+ is very good. His OBP is what really matters and it is 100 points higher than his batting average. He consistently gets on base and this lineup desperately needs more guys like that. And on top of that of course he hits for power. This really should be no question. Except Amaro doesn't value getting on base nearly as much as he should (if he did we wouldn't have brought in Revere). As if those plate appearances when the batter doesn't make an out just magically disappear somehow.


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I think most everyone here in Springfield has now sufficiently recovered from the end-of-session excitement and is getting our work underway to implement the education legislation passed from a very busy spring political season. More will be forthcoming in future weeks on these matters.
Also, with respect to FY06 budget figures: For those of you who haven't checked yet, if you go to the ISBE web site and click on "Budget," you will see your Preliminary Estimated FY06 District allocations for General State Aid, GSA Hold Harmless and selected categorical programs. Now, do we need to qualify our language on this even more (i.e., "preliminary," "estimated")? The FY06 General State Aid, Hold Harmless and School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant will be finalized this summer. However, the FY06 categorical programs cannot be finalized until all claims are received next fiscal year. As such, the FY06 Transitional Assistance is estimated and won't be finalized until next May, so be careful about placing these exact figures in your FY06 budgets as they stand now. Did I say they're estimates?
Now, to shift gears a bit: A large-scale effort has been underway here at ISBE without a great deal of fanfare and I wanted to take a few moments today and talk about it.
We are moving forward with the rollout of our Student Information System (http://www.isbe.net/sis/default.htm), a means for creating permanent and unique state student identification numbers. This is a project that many other states now have underway as well and it is really driven by the requirements of NCLB. A unique identification number for every individual student is necessary to provide better data for following a student's progress over time, while reducing the overall data collection burden on schools and districts. The identification number is not associated with any student demographic information or social security number.
We are now "live" with the system and creating permanent state student IDs for our pilot districts in this project. Allendale School District No. 17 was the first district in the state to have identification numbers assigned. This massive project is moving forward in phases. We are just completing Phase 1 as of June 30 with the district pilots. In Phase 2, which will occur during FY06, ISBE will be conducting training starting in late July/early August as we move toward the collection of SIS data statewide beginning this September.
I sense that in some school systems, the importance and impact of this SIS initiative has slipped under the radar. It really is a sea change in the way we collect data and make it more relevant for use by districts and schools. To be sure, it is an essential component of any value-added assessment and accountability model we may want to consider for the future. Many people have worked on this project at the Agency over the past year and special kudos go to Dr. Connie Wise, Administrator for Data Analysis, Terry Chamberlain, Administrator for Data Systems and Dennis Powell, Principal Consultant, Data Systems for providing the leadership on this project. Stay tuned…there will be much more to come on this.
Have a great week,
Randy Dunn
Also in today's message:
Editing of schoolhouse data and posted test results
New deadline for FY 05 NCLB consolidated amendments
2004-05 General State Aid claim statutory dates
NHTSA restates rollover warning for users of 15-passenger vans
The school report card data collection forms on IWAS-reminder
Editing of schoolhouse data and posted test results
Student Assessment Division staff would like to thank all district personnel who worked on correcting demographic data posted on SchoolHouse for tested students—grades 3 through 8—who took ISAT, IMAGE or IAA. This first post-test correction window for grades 3 - 8 closed June 1.
Grades 3 – 8 - test scores and editing - There will be another opportunity to make needed changes during a second correction window that opens June 20. During this second post-test correction window, you will again be able to make edits to first-day-of-testing enrollment counts and to demographic information for tested students.
On June 20, test scores for students in grades 3-8 who took ISAT, IMAGE or IAA will be posted on the "Reports" tab of SchoolHouse. Discrepancy reports will be updated daily on IWAS starting on June 21.
Grade 11 data editing - From June 13 until July 1, demographic data for tested grade 11 students who took PSAE, IMAGE or IAA will be posted on SchoolHouse. For the PSAE, posted records will reflect scored Day 2 answer documents only.
During this first post-test correction window, you will be able to make edits to first-day-of-testing enrollment counts and to demographic information for tested students. No discrepancy reports will be available during this first post-test correction window for grade 11 since posted PSAE records will be based on Day 2 testing only.
Test scores for Grade 11 will NOT be posted until late July.
More schoolhouse editing info coming - Next week, the Student Assessment Division will send via this email listserv a "one pager" on process and procedures for the correction work to be done on SchoolHouse. Please look for this information and pass it to the appropriate personnel.
All data corrections must be FINAL by August 22.
Districts that are not working to clean up their data will be contacted by either ISBE or Pearson Educational Measurement staff.
For more details, please go to www.isbe.net/assessment/htmls/schoolhouse_data.htm
New deadline for FY 05 NCLB consolidated amendments
Last week, the deadlines for transmitting NCLB Consolidated and Early Childhood Block Grant amendments/applications were suspended due to technical problems with the electronic Grants Management System (e-GMS). The technical problems have been resolved and a new deadline of JUNE 15, 2005 has been set for transmitting final FY 05 NCLB Consolidated amendments for projects that end on June 30.
You may continue to transmit FY 06 initial applications for the NCLB Consolidated and Early Childhood Block Grant (Birth-3 and 3-5 continuation) programs. Please note that any FY 06 initial grants transmitted to the Illinois State Board of Education after July 1 will be issued start dates on the date that they are received.
If you experience any further technical problems please contact the ISBE Call Center at 217-558-3600 during business hours: Monday - Friday, 7 AM - 5 PM. We apologize for the inconvenience this may have caused you.
2004-05 General State Aid claim statutory dates
The statutory dates are fast approaching for all school districts and regional offices of education to transmit the 2004-05 General State Aid claim. Please note that per Section 18-12 of the Illinois School Code all school district claims must be transmitted to the appropriate Regional Offices of Education for districts with an official school calendar end date before June 15 or within 2 weeks following the official school calendar end date for districts with a school year end date of June 15 or later.
The regional superintendent shall certify and file with the State Superintendent of Education district State Aid Claims by July 1 for districts with an official school calendar end date before June 15 or no later than July 15 for districts with an official school calendar end date of June 15 or later. Failure to so file by these deadlines constitutes a forfeiture of the right to receive payment by the State until such claim is filed and vouchered for payment. Questions about the General State Aid Claim can be directed to Jim Mathes, Division of Funding and Disbursements, via email at email@example.com or by phone 217-782-5256.
NHTSA restates rollover warning for users of 15-passenger vans
On May 26, 2005 the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced new research that reinforces its existing concerns about 15-passenger vans. Please see the full text of their press release and findings at http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/NHTSA_warning.pdf. In addition please see the ISBE's Fact Sheet on 15-passenger vans at http://www.isbe.net/funding/pdf/van_fact.pdf
Federal law prohibits the sale or lease of 15-passenger vans for the school-related transport of high school age and younger students. NHTSA believes that school buses are one of the safest forms of transportation in this country and therefore strongly recommends that all buses that are used to transport school children be certified as meeting NHTSA's school bus safety standards. Further, using 12 to15-passenger vans that do not meet the school bus standards to transport students could result in increased liability in the event of a crash.
The Illinois School Code in Section 29-6.3 authorizes school districts to transport up to 15 students to and from interscholastic or other school-sponsored activities over non-regular routes of the district in a van that does not meet the requirements of a school bus. School-sponsored activities are activities of a district that do not require student participation as part of the students' regular credit schedule and the required five clock hours of instruction.
If you have any questions about School Bus Safety issues, please contact Cinda Meneghetti, Division of Funding and Disbursements, via email at email@example.com or by phone at 217-782-5256.
The school report card data collection forms on IWAS-reminder
The School Report Card Data Collection form (86-43) is on IWAS and available for your use. The deadline for submitting the data is June 15, 2005. Since the attendance and graduation rates are automatically calculated as part of the data submission process, please make a copy of the form before it is approved and submitted. These rates will be used in AYP calculations for your school and district.
The Illinois State Board of Education, Division of Early Childhood Education, in conjunction with Regional Office of Education #27, is holding a series of focus groups for kindergarten teachers and administrators. The purpose of the meetings is to identify critical issues and challenges specific to kindergarten Those identified as greatest concerns will serve as a guide for crafting a network of kindergarten support.
Meetings are scheduled as follows:
June 10, 2005 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Four Points Sheraton - 319 Fountains Parkway - Fairview Heights, IL
June 17, 2005 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Double Tree Hotel - 5000 W. 127th Street - Alsip, IL
June 24, 2005 – 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
IEA Professional Development Center - 3440 Liberty Drive - Springfield, IL
To register or for more information, please contact:
Jodi Scott, Assistant Regional Superintendent of Schools
200 West Broadway
Monmouth, IL 61462
Phone 309/734-6822,
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External Vacancy List (05-13), was recently released and can be accessed through the following link: http://www.isbe.net/hr/pdf/VL05-13.pdf
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I need a bit of help, here is some background info:
My baby is 10 months old, he has been breastfed via pumping and storing breastmilk. He was born with a cleft lip and palate, so he cannot suck, so I have been pumping for him feeding out of a special bottle. He has had lip repaired at 10 weeks, palate to be repaired around a year.
I plan to wean him by one year old. My question is how to stop using pump without pain/engorgment. I have been trying to lessen the use of my pump, I went from every 3 hours, to every 6 hours, and that was ok. Now I am goint every 8-10 hours between pumping, but I am engorged and painful by that time,. I have been doing this for a few weeks now, I thought it would be better by now.
Maybe I am pumping too much? I pump til there is no more milk...do I need to only pump half? I just want to be able to wean myself I guess, off the pump! How do I do that? ANy ideas?
thanks in advance!


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Procera AVH: A Pill to Restore Memory
At the recent Amaz!ng (no, the ! is not a typo) Meeting in Las Vegas, Dr. Gorski, Dr. Novella, "Dr. Rachie" (Rachael Dunlop of Australia) and I participated in a workshop on "Dr. Google" about how to find reliable health information on the Internet. In my presentation, I described step by step how I researched a typical diet supplement product, Procera AVH. Later, one of our readers wrote to ask us about that very product, so I decided to convert part of my presentation into this blog post.
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A half-page spread in my local newspaper proclaimed: "Memory Pill Does for the Brain What Prescription Glasses Do for the Eyes, Claims US Surgeon General Candidate." It looked superficially like a news report, but it was actually an advertisement for the diet supplement Procera AVH. Closer inspection revealed the words "Paid advertisement" in tiny print, the required FDA disclaimer for diet supplements, a "Call Toll-Free" number and offers of a FREE Bonus Bottle, FREE book, and FREE supply of Rapid Detox Formula for First 500 Callers. (more…)
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Engineering exports to miss $60 bn target in FY'13
"Overall it is deficient but more than 90 per cent of the last year's achievement will be done. We are trying about thinking in terms of 55 to 57 billion (in 2012-13)," Engineering Export Promotion Council Executive Director B Sarkar told PTI here.
The Council has set a target of $72 billion at the start of the current financial year but later revised it downwards to $60 billion keeping in view the decline in demand from the traditional markets.
"We are very apprehensive about the present trend going now because you know our main destinations have been to USA and European Union. Both these places are suffering. So our exports are also suffering," Sarkar said.
The US and Europe together account for over 60 per cent of India's total engineering exports.
Sarkar said EEPC in the declining trend in exports the EEPC was "fingers crossed" that the exports will increase as "there is a growth in the last two months and there will be people who will be registering exports in the month of March.
"For the last two months there has been some increase. Shortfall was around 11 per cent earlier, the shortfall has now come down to six per cent," he added.
During April-November 2012, engineering exports dropped 7.5 per cent to $36 billion compared to the same period last year.
The decline in engineering exports is in sync with the country's overall exports that fell by 5.95 per cent year on year to $189.2 billion in the first eight months of the current fiscal.
Engineering exports include transport equipment, capital goods, other machinery/equipment and light engineering products like castings, forgings and fasteners.
During 2011-12, engineering exports grew 17 per cent to $58.2 billion, compared to $49.7 billion in the previous fiscal.


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December 11, 2013 - 1:37pm
POPLARVILLE - The charter members of Alpha Delta Nu nursing honor society at Pearl River Community College were inducted Tuesday, Dec. 10, in a ceremony at Malone Chapel.
Dr. Arlene Jones, director of nursing education at Pearl River Community College, front left, and instructor Anna Busby, right, inducted the charter members of Alpha Delta Nu honor society Tuesday. The are, front row from left, Crystal Shows of Soso, Scarlet Nightengale of Poplarville, Amanda Kerry of Carriere, Justin Garber of Sumrall, Anna Hinton of Hattiesburg, Nacole Reid of Lumberton; back row, Tessa Turner and Zachary Gillespie, both of Poplarville, Brittany Lee of Columbia, Don Ladner Jr. of Petal and Michael Stockstill of Picayune.
December 11, 2013 - 2:18pm
HATTIESBURG - Pearl River Community College will offer free computer classes in Hattiesburg, beginning Jan. 6.
The classes will be taught from 6 to 9 p.m. on Mondays in Room 208 at the Lowery A. Woodall Advanced Technology Center, 906 Sullivan Dr.
Word Level I will meet Jan. 6, 13, 20 and 27.
Excel Level I will meet Feb. 3, 10, 17 and 24.
PowerPoint Level I will meet March 24 and 31 and April 7 and 14.
To register, telephone 601 336-2240.


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The Zimbabwe Farmers Union (ZFU) will be implementing a project titled 'Inclusive Policy Dialogue for Social Development' (IPDSD) in three provinces of Zimbabwe. The project [IPDSD] is funded by the European Union (EU). The project will run for 24 months from January 2016 to December 2017
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Leadership 101
Leaders find ways to motivate even when the task seems impossible. For instance, Jim Leyland is a leader because he took a team that lost 119 games three seasons earlier and led them all the way to the World Series. On a side note, Matt Millen would be the opposite.
I also believe that leaders have innate abilities that can't be taught. You can hone the skills but some people just aren't leaders and no amount of teaching or coaching will get them to that point.
Knowing whether or not you have that ability is also an important skill. Politicians often learn these lessons the hard way. Abraham Lincoln lost more races than he won before winning the Republican nomination and becoming President. But he was a leader and even the losses taught him lessons and earned him respect he would later weave into a legendary presidency.
Sometimes when the losses keep piling up, though, they're trying to tell you something different. Like maybe you're not suited for politics:
Ok! Fine! I'll vote for you! Just please stop yelling at me. Please?
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Here's the thing, if you knew the Stark County he's refering too, you'd know that this guy is actually not as crazy as he seems, but that said, degrees are way to easy to get, the chances are he got his communications degree somewhere in Stark County or one of the neighboring counties. So how does a team in Ohio lead the NL Central…
That video cracked me up. I guess anybody can run for any office. Should I throw my hat in the ring for dogcatcher?
Yes, Jane, do it!!!
Cocaine is a hell of a drug! He's proof dictators will never go away.


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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/240074
- Title
- Mechanical properties investigation of HIP and as-built EBM parts
- Author(s)
- Mohammadhosseini, Afshin; Masood, S. H.; Fraser, Darren; Jahedi, Mahnaz
- Abstract
- Electron beam melting (EBM) is a direct metal additive manufacturing technique which has been recently utilized for fabrication of biomedical implants. This paper represents an investigation into the mechanical properties of both as-built and hot isostatic pressing (HIP) processed samples manufactured in EBM process. The titanium alloy, Ti6Al4V was used, which is one of the most common materials for biomedical implants due to its high strength to weight ratio, corrosion resistance, and its biocompatibility features. Tensile properties, surface roughness, and Vickers microhardness have been investigated.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Engineering and Industrial Sciences
- Source
- Advanced Materials Research: Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering: selected papers from the International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering (ICAMME 2012), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 03-05 July 2012, Vol. 576, pp. 216-219
- Publication year
- 2012
- FOR Code(s)
- 0912 Materials Engineering
- Keyword(s)
- Additive manufacturing; EBM; Electron beam melting; Surface roughness; Tensile stress; Ti6Al4V; Titanium; Vickers microhardness
- Publisher
- Trans Tech Publications
- 1022-6680 (series ISSN)
- 9783037854983, 3037854987
- Publisher URL
- Copyright
- Copyright © (2012) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland.
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Does anyone else's toddler refuse to eat / drink? My 14 month old has never wanted to eat solids, she would rather nurse. I can get a spoonful of food in her mouth occasionally, she won't self feed, and wont take a sippy/cup (I know she can drink from it--she chooses not to). Honestly, I am more worried about the sippy because of the fluids.
I have tried using my husband to give her a cup and/or food and that doesn't work. Any ideas?


text: BioThe earnest work of boyish Canadian singer/songwriter Ron Sexsmith won acclaim not from only critics but from fellow performers like Paul McCartney, Elvis Costello, and John Hiatt -- some of the same artists, ironically enough, who initially inspired Sexsmith himself to become a musician. Born in 1964 and raised in the Niagara Falls area, he started his first band at the age of 14, and within a few years earned his first regular gig at an area club. Influenced by Pete Seeger, he began making the rounds on the folk circuit, but soon decided to focus his attentions on becoming a songwriter. After moving to the Toronto area, Sexsmith formed the Uncool and began issuing his own material in 1985 with the cassette Out of the Duff, followed a year later by There's a Way. He continued performing while maintaining a day job as a courier but did not release anything more until 1991's Grand Opera Lane, recorded by Blue Rodeo's Bob Wiseman. The collection of songs helped earn Sexsmith a songwriting contract and eventually a recording deal with Interscope Records; teamed with producer Mitchell Froom, he released his self-titled debut in 1995. A follow-up, Other Songs, appeared two years later. In 1999, Sexsmith returned with Whereabouts, again produced by Froom. Three years later, Sexsmith inked a deal with Nettwerk and released Cobblestone Runway in October 2002. His seventh album, Retriever, followed two years later. In 2005, Sexsmith shifted creative gears with Destination Unknown, a primarily acoustic album recorded in collaboration with longtime bandmate Don Kerr. Time Being arrived in 2006. Two years later, Sexsmith released his ninth studio album, Exit Strategy of the Soul, which was produced by Martin Terefe.[AMG Jason Ankeny]


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Beginning of the Season Blues
As fans, I think that we tend to expect the best from our teams, especially at the beginning of the season–it's only natural. There have been so many predictions that I think they eventually go to our heads, and we get ahead of ourselves because we focus on the end result rather than each and every game.
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But Elizabeth – how can that be?? The Red Sox are so mean!!! Yeah – my thoughts too! The umps lost control of the game and 6 games when he didn't even get ejected? Deep cleansing breathes – that has been my mantra today!
Gotta love those 10pm start times!
And why did you have to put a picture of a Phillies brawl up? We don't get into altercations! haha, that was definitely back at Veterans Stadium in the late 90's because I recognize #48 Jerry Spradlin.
Abreu isn't one to provoke a confrontation. In all the games I've watched as a Yankee fan, I never once saw him act crappy to anyone. Just sticking up for my guy (well, my ex-guy).🙂
Beckett getting suspended was a joke. The ball slipped from his hand! Well if Lester isn't an April guy then Dice-K and Time Lincecum aren't either.
My math teacher's an Indians fan (weird, I know, we're in South Carolina) and the other day he says to me, "The Tribe's not doing so good are they?" All I could do was roll my eyes. If they don't figure it out soon, I may just be the most depressed person ever.
I don't think Beckett should have been suspended. I feel like he couldn't have thrown it on purpose. They are just saving the ump because he screwed up the ejections and things during the game.
Elizabeth, I thought the suspension kind of stemmed more from the fact that Beckett decided to come off the mound and start yapping back to Abreu- which caused the benches to clear…and you know the rest. But that's just my .02🙂
Abreu was clearly talking to the ump NOT to beckett after that ball was thrown at his head. Then Beckett started yelling and walking toward Abreu. That was what emptied the benches. Just because someone has a temper is no reason to respect them. Someone who has a tempter like that should LOSE your respect. After Scioscia (am I the only one who can spell that right) got his team off the field Beckett started mouthing off at him and that cleared the benches again. Reportedly Beckett said something about Adenhart and that's what got Hunter and Scioscia so upset. It was Beckett's big mouth that earned him this suspension, not throwing the pitch at Abreu's head.
Be weary of the coffee, it can be addicting! It's early and I'm sure the Sox will turn it around sooner than later. I heard the no-no goin for quite awhile today as I was listening to the radio. Almost : )
I'm hardly worried about the Sox getting back on track– a step in the right direction today. I hope the Indians can (indirectly) help you out over the next four days by beating up on the Yankees a bit.
Julia: Thank you, and yeah, the situation was just handled badly.
Mark: I just wanted to put a picture of a brawl in lol
Jane: I can't remember him being a trouble maker either. Beckett is definitely the more hostile one of the two, but I still love him lol
Bob: Dice-K DEFINITELY isn't. And I'm curious as to what Lincecum stats were this time last year.
Melissa: Both of our math teachers are baseball fans, though mine is a Yankee fan. I hope the Indians turn it around soon!
Ryan: I would think that too, but the report claims it's because he threw at his head.
Blowfish: I sincerely hope Beckett didn't say anything about Adenhart, it wouldn't be right. He is a very hot headed guy, but I think both sides are at fault.
Tom: If it wasn't for Lowell's error in the fifth, it would have been a perfect game going into the 8th.
Jason: I'll be rooting for them!
Welcome to the wonderful world of coffee! Maybe you've been drinking it for a long time, but as a recent convert, I can't stop singing its praises.
As for you tweeting away your woes, those were great tweets. It was fun to see all of your observations about the game come up; can't wait to watch you on the MLB Network.
P.S.- Thanks again for the bibliography!
Don't yell at me but I drink coffee almost everyday! Not those sweet ones. Haha. Congrats on being #7!
I couldn't even believe that Beckett got suspended! I was shocked beyond belief. Anyone who knows anything about pitching knows that you can't stop in the middle of a windup because it could seriously injure your pitcher. Glad he appealed it, his suspension is something that absolutely needs to get overturned.
The Beckett situation is just weird. Hopefully it will work out though. I hope the Red Sox can get back on track soon!!
Hey, Elizabeth …
If the Yankees would have re-signed Bobby Abreu, like I had hoped since the end of the 2008 season, that incident with Beckett would not have happened … Especially, now that Nady is injured and will probably be out for the whole year, the Yankees could really use Abreu in the middle of their lineup !!! … Anyway, not a great Opening Day at the new Stadium for the Yankees … They are losing 10-2 with one out in the 9th as I am writing these comments … The bullpen blew a great pitching effort by CC Sabathia who left the game with the score tied 1-1 in the 6th inning !!! … Many games yet to play !!!
"Congratulations" on your #7 ranking on the latest "Leader's List" !!!
The game is over: Indians 10, Yankees 2 … Not good news for Yankee fans; Red Sox Nation is happy, though !!!
Take care, Elizabeth !!!
— Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L"
I hope you had a great Easter, Elizabeth !!!
Have a nice day !!!
— Jimmy [27NYY], "BY&L"


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TravelCenters of America Retail Cashier - Full Time or Part Time job in Antioch, TN
- Company
- TravelCenters of America
- Job Title
- Retail Cashier - Full Time or Part Time
- Job Type
- Part-time, Summer
- Pay Type
- Hourly
- Location
- I-24, Exit 62
Antioch, TN 37013
Retail Cashier - Full Time or Part Time
TravelCenters of America is the nation's largest full-service travel center network. We offer a variety of positions with great advancement opportunities as well as the ability for individuals to try different aspects of our business. Each site has a full-service restaurant, a large convenience store, several fast food concepts, and a service repair shop. We offer a great manager training program for those that wish to advance their career.
As a Store Cashier, you will need to be skilled in processing retail merchandise purchases, stocking merchandise displays, and maintain a clean, safe retail environment. This position requires good communication and cash-handling skills and good personal grooming habits. Physical requirements include standing up to 8 hours during a shift and able to lift up to 50 pounds.
If you are interested in a career with TravelCenters, click "Apply Now" and start your application process today!


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The State Board today approved intermediate goals for
determining adequate yearly progress under the federal
No Child Left Behind law. The Board had approved a version
of these goals as part of the Illini Plan in February
2003 based on the recommendations of the Assessment and
Accountability Task Force, but the U.S. Department of
Education did not approve that plan.
USDE staff said they liked the rationale behind
the Illini Plan, said State Superintendent of Education
Robert E. Schiller, but the No Child Left Behind
law forces them to approve only a trajectory that has
equal increments. The trajectory may include two
or three years when achievement is level, but in years
when progress is required it must be equal from year to
The revised plan, Illini Equal Steps, still offers some
of the best elements of the original plan. It sets the
baseline at 40 percent meeting and exceeding state standards
in reading and mathematics and maintains that level for
the first two years. This timeline gives schools time
to align their curricula with state standards and hire
highly qualified teachers. Between the second through
tenth year, 20042012, growth of 7.5 percent per
year is called for. Between the tenth and eleventh year,
when growth will be more difficult to achieve, the requirement
again is level, finally reaching 100 percent meets and
exceeds only in the twelfth year, 2014. More information,
including a graph showing the trajectory, can be accessed
at http://www.isbe.net/board/meetings/june03meeting/nclbaccountcover.pdf.
Districts and schools will have to meet AYP targets
for their entire student population, as well as for each
of eight demographic groups of students in the district
and school.
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