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Union Square Apartment in New York - 8186
Size60 m²
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|210 Avenue B, 10009 New York, United States
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David himself, we have never seen but removal of key proceeded normally. Afterwards had no fees. The apartment had everything we 4 girls aged 20, needed. It was small but clean and tidy and the neighbors are very friendly. Very good location: close to central park. Supermarkets, cinemas and shops are nearby. The only downside is the noise from the street at night but mostly we were so tired that we just went through.
David zelf hebben we nooit gezien maar afhaling van sleutel verliep normaal. Achteraf ook geen kosten meer gehad. Het appartement had alles wat wij, 4 meisjes van 20 jaar, nodig hadden. Het was er klein maar proper en in orde en de buren zijn zeer vriendelijk. Zeer goede ligging: vlak aan central park. Supermarkten, cinema's en winkels zijn dichtbij. Enig nadeel is het geluid van de straat 's nachts maar meestal waren we zo moe dat we daar gewoon doorsliepen.
This apartment is very compact and 4 flight up (no lift). The beds and pillows are not comfortable and need to be replaced. The hot water supply to the shower is irregular and in winter having cold showers is not pleasant. I would not recommend this apartment to anyone with children or over the age of 50. The location is excellent but it does not offset the negatives.
Location central and good beds, mattresses and bedding ok apartment does not match the photos, everything is worn very much. Bath / toilet can not be shut-out of the lock broken shower head no water bath: rusty spout, spout stubble missing joints of the tiles in the corners of mold. Only the cleaning of the apartment was fine.
Lage zentral und gut
Bett, Matratzen und Bettwäsche ok
Wohnung entspricht nicht den Fotos, da alles sehr stark abgewohnt ist.
Bad/WC nicht absperrbar-Schloss kaputt
aus dem Duschkopf kommt kein Wasser
Badewanne:Auslauf angerostet, Auslaufstoppel fehlt
Fugen der Fliesen in den Ecken Schimmelbefall.
Einzig die Reinigung der Wohnung war in Ordnung.
Excellent apartment location, central and close to the station mestropolitana. Good cleaning conditions ....... a bit 'too small bedrooms! silvia Efrati
Ottima la posizione dell'appartamento, centrale e vicino alla stazione della mestropolitana. Buone le condizioni di pulizia.......un po' troppo piccole le camere da letto!
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apartment very well located 5mn time square, decent rooms comfortable bed, kitchen and bathroom small, given in the advertisement for 83m2 with 55m2 is not like a bit noisy at night depends on certain days, if not quite satisfied nice and good concierge;
appartement tres bien situe a 5mn de time square, chambres correctes bonne literie , cuisine et salle de bain petite, donne dans l' annonce pour 83m2 en fait pas plu de 55m2, un peu bruyant la nuit depends certains jours,, si non assez satisfait et bonne conciergerie sympa;
Due to a maintenane problem with our reservation in Manhattan at apartment ref: 8329 we were transferred to another 1 bedroom apartment ref 8360 on W 45th street. The location was brilliant just off 5th avenue and the view from the apartment was amazing. We were absolutely delighted with the facilites at the CASA residence and the staff on the reception desk could not have been more helpful. We would not hesitate to book this property again on our next visit to New York and would hightly recommend it to anyone wishing to take a break to this amazing city. Mr & Mrs Ruddy (UK)
The location is excellent. In a quieter area but still very close to the hustle and bustle. The subway is just a few minutes walk. Central Park and MoMA are a short walk.
Apartment is decent size for the price. Having two bedrooms separate from living room is nice.
One downside is street noise b/c it is ground level, but we knew that going into it. Just bring some earplugs if you're a light sleeper.
The only bad thing is we discovered our last night that there were cockroaches in the kitchen.... not sure if this apartment is sprayed regularly.
Apartment very well located close to the metro and points of interest. Surface rather well arranged. However, it is very noisy, but as almost all housing in NYC. Means the street rooms.
Appartement très bien situé à proximité du métro et des points d'intérêt. Surface plutôt bien agencée. En revanche, il est très bruyant, mais comme pratiquement tous les logements de NYC. On entend la rue des chambres.
Fantastic Apartment. Just what was required for our week in New York. Very clean and spacious and in a great part of the city.
Warning to everyone interested in this appartment! We whare really disappointed when one day before arrival, and I have had personally contact with David that all was ok according to arrival, we got info to change appartment 17 hours before arriving to NY. Payment was done, in good time. We got a replacement app, bot not in the same quality acc to pictures.:-(
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Home List of Titles Optimizing single-photon-source heralding efficiency and detection efficiency metrology at 1550 nm using periodically poled lithium niobate
Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/189530
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- Optimizing single-photon-source heralding efficiency and detection efficiency metrology at 1550 nm using periodically poled lithium niobate
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- Castelletto, S.; Degiovanni, I. P.; Schettini, V.; Migdall, A.
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- We explore the feasibility of using high conversion-efficiency periodically-poled crystals to produce photon pairs for photon-counting detector calibrations at 1550 nm. The goal is the development of an appropriate parametric down-conversion (PDC) source at telecom wavelengths meeting the requirements of high-efficiency pair production and collection in single spectral and spatial modes (single-mode fibres). We propose a protocol to optimize the photon collection, noise levels and the uncertainty evaluation. This study ties together the results of our efforts to model the single-mode heralding efficiency of a two-photon PDC source and to estimate the heralding uncertainty of such a source.
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- Source
- Metrologia, Vol. 43, no. 2 (Apr 2006), pp. S56-S60
- Publication year
- 2006
- FOR Code(s)
- 0299 Other Physical Sciences
- Keyword(s)
- Calibration; Crystals; Detectors; Lithium niobate; Mathematical models; Network protocols; Parametric down-conversion; PDC; Photons; Single-photon-source heralding; Telecom wavelengths
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- Institute of Physics Publishing
- 0026-1394
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Weston announces a rich new seasonBy Jim Lowe
Staff Writer | January 09,2013Weston Playhouse's 2013 season doesn't seem all that different from past seasons at Vermont's most venerated professional summer theater. But looking more closely reveals some exciting new shows as well as a fresh look at classics.
"We always try for this but I think we have a season full of some great, solid well known classics and some really fresh, exciting and important new work," explained Steve Stettler, Weston's resident producing artistic director.
"I love the mix and the way they complement each other," he said.
The summer schedule includes not only familiar classics like "To Kill a Mockingbird," "42nd Street" and "Educating Rita," it features two intimate premieres, a kids' show and the Vermont premiere of Broadway's "Next to Normal."
Fortuitous, but purely an accident of scheduling, is the pairing of two musicals dealing with contemporary family issues.
"Next to Normal," a Pulitzer Prize-winning rock musical in which a suburban family struggles with life's many challenges, striving to be just "next to normal," will be on the Weston Playhouse main stage July 11-27. With book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey and music by Tom Kitt, the 2009 Broadway show garnered 11 Tony Award nominations.
"It's rock, it's a very strong book, and it's deeply moving to audiences on different levels," Stettler said. "It is ultimately affirmative while dealing straight in the face with some very challenging and personal issues — and it has a killer score that is melodic as well as complex."
Overlapping for a week and a half is the world premiere production of "Loving Leo," winner of Weston's 2012 New Musical Award, July 18-Aug. 4 at the intimate Weston Rod & Gun Club, part of Weston's Other Stages series. This touching and amusing portrait of an unconventional American family features book and lyrics by Sara Cooper and music by Zach Redler.
"They actually began this piece at a Weston retreat about three years ago," Stettler said. "It's about a couple, early middle-aged, living in a one-bedroom apartment in New York. Her mother dies, leaving behind a stepfather who is not completely in control of all his faculties — and they decide they have to take him in.
"It's a fresh look at what a 'child' can do at a relationship," Stettler said.
The juxtaposition of the two shows should add interest to the post-show dialogues, which proved so enriching during
"Pregnancy Pact" last summer.
"We are looking for ways for people to see that theater touches their lives — not just sitting in the seats to be transported and entertained — but as something that gives them a stronger portrait of the human experience," Stettler said. "That is really rewarding to us."
The summer's second premiere is "This Blessed Plot," a one-man show running Aug. 15-Sept. 1 at the Rod & Gun Club. Obie-winning actor-writer Marc Wolf plays Joe Papp, Robert Moses, and the Bible's "Moses Moses," among others, in this smart and funny play about the battle for free Shakespeare in Central Park. Wolf, who toured the country in his "Another American: Asking and Telling," co-authored the play with Robert Westfield, developing it in part at a Weston Artists Retreat.
"This is a piece about Joe Papp fighting Robert Moses for the establishment of free Shakespeare — back at the time when Moses was controlling and designing most of New York City and Papp was an unknown stage manager for 'I've Got a Secret,'" Stettler said. "There's so much going on in this piece, and it's so brilliantly funny."
The summer's blockbuster Broadway musical is "42nd Street," with book by Michael Stewart and Mark Bramble, lyrics by Al Dubin, and music by Harry Warren, Aug. 1-24 on the main stage.
"It was created out of a great movie, but with a stronger book, and moved a number of songs into it that weren't in the original film," Stettler said. "Part of what is wonderful about it, is that it taps this American dream story of a country girl who comes to the city and gets the lead, and all that. It also is very brave in that it has a tap ballet in it that tells a story.
"There's some surprising stuff in this piece," Stettler said.
Opening the main stage season, "Educating Rita," June 25-July 6, is Willy Russell's comedy about a gutsy hairdresser who seeks to better herself with an open university course taught by a sodden middle-aged professor. Both lives change in surprising ways in this spin on the Pygmalion story. The British stage comedy is best known for the Oscar-nominated film with Michael Caine and Julie Walters.
"It's just a really good play," Stettler said. The playwright "has actually updated it so the references don't root it clearly in the '80s."
Harper Lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" is one of the classics of American literature, and in Christopher Sergel's adaptation, Aug. 29-Sept. 11 on the main stage and then to schools, a classic of the American stage. Atticus Finch dares to defend a black man in the
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"It's a great story," Stettler said. "We're going to be working with New England Youth Theatre and Rutland Youth Theatre to cast the young people. Those are two hugely strong programs with talent that could honestly compete in New York."
As usual, the season kicks off with Weston's Young Company performing a musical adaptation of a popular children's story. This year, it's "Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day," with book and lyrics by Judith Viorst and music by Shelly Markham.
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ESO 255-7 consists of a quartet of interacting galaxies. Three or four galaxies are embedded in a common structure with an arc-like shape. The upper part of this structure appears almost like one single galaxy but has in fact two component galaxies. The lowest galaxy is substantially obscured by dust. The interacting group is about 550 million light-years away from Earth, in the constellation of Puppis, the Stern.
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With the Demon King risen and more powerful than ever, Lina knows her best chance to save the world might also destroy it! Time is running out - will she risk using the Giga Slave to stop Shabranigdo?
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Philadelphia Phillies (60-72) vs New York Mets (59-71)
Cole Hamels (5-13 3.62 ERA) vs. Daisuke Matsuzaka (0-1, 9.00 ERA)
TIME: 7:10, Citi Field
Weather: 76, isolated storms
Media: Twitter and Facebook
Game notes: August 28
The battle for third place is heating up!
Tonight Cole Hamels faces a depleted Mets lineup and will have an excellent chance to secure his sixth win of the season. David Wright is hurt, Marlon Byrd and John Buck were traded, and the team ranks 29th in MLB in batting average. Still, this lineup tagged the Phillies for five runs last night, and we all know the Phils aren't exactly offensive juggernauts themselves.
The boys in red will be facing the once highly touted Daisuke Matsuzaka. Dice-K is looking for his first win in just over a year and and is 0-5 with a 13.06 ERA in six starts since then. In his most recent outing (also his first ML start of the season) he allowed 5 runs in 5 innings to Detroit. Last time he faced the Phillies, he came 4 outs away from a throwing a no-hitter.
Pete Orr gets the start in left field and is one of 10 current Phillies who have seen time in Lehigh Valley this year. Since the All-Star break, the Phillies are 12-24 – good for the worst winning percentage in the National League.
Lineup: Bernadina CF, Rollins SS, Utley 2B, Ruiz C, Young 1B, Asche 3B, Mayberry RF, Orr LF, Hamels P
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Come on guys.
Its Dice K and no Harvey tomorrow and you beat Wheeler already.
Need to win this series 3-1
Do it for AFW
real good spot and chance for Pete Orr to earn some brownie points here.
Guessing they'll pitch to him, and not put another guy on, Hamels or next.
C'mon Pete.
My observation —- Roger Bernadino CAN NOT hit. Why is he batting leadoff? He seems to be the epitome of "All Glove–NO HIT". He looked awful striking out with the bases jammed.
Michael Martinez actually looked better. Come on, Ruben. Cut this guy and bring up a legitimate prospect. I hope my itchy trigger finger is not doing my thinking at this point, but this guy looks clueless. Perhaps an eye test will help him.
Hllalujah, or hoeverr you spell it. No tweets yet on how many scoreless innings in a row for the Phils.
Phils now with 7baserunners in <3 innibgs. And 0 runs so far
Say what you want about Mayberry being part of the failure there, but that inning's on Asche. While Mayberry had a 2-1 count, he batted with 2 outs. Cody had 2-0, and a sacrifice situation, and spent the rest of the at bat seemingly trying to crush the ball. Can't say I blame him, but that idea might work in other levels, but not in the bigs.
That at bat was kinda like the Ethan Martin mentality of pitching. He seems to think the harder he throws the ball, trhe better instead of concentrating on the simple mechanics of what he's doing..
Lot easier said than done, I guess/
Lets see if Sandberg has any balls. He needs to pull Jimmie popup out of this game Two plays in a row, didn't backup second on steal and than didn't cover third. Let's see if he has balls.
what do you do now if you're Ryno?
He has no balls. Jimmie's batting and now gets thrown out at third. Another mistake as he never looked to third base coach so Schmenk don't want to hear an excuse for him. Popup should be fined and sat for about three games. Two mental errors in top of inning and than physical error by getting thrown out at third for final out of inning. NO F—–G BALLS SANDBERG.
Sandberg sucks. He couldn't even coach third? He uses a different first baseman every night. And where is Darrin Ruf?
lol – he was also the reason they tied the game
And Vince – Sandberg coached third just fine.
Yeah, he knocked in the tieing run, but he could have been the lead run if he hadn't run into the third out at third. Quit making excuses for your son(?), you have sounded like a little league dad all year making excuses for his fumbling son.
Oh I agree, that was a bad gamble. I just don't get the knee jerk reaction to bench him.
Or is it the defense — he plays great defense for weeks, has one bad game and you want to sit him for three games? Nice. We all love Orr and McDonald, but that's a bit extreme.
schmenkman I remember an interview with Charlie back in may or early June on the runners getting nailed at the plate and Charlie's comment about it was that they aren't scoring enough runs so he gave Sandberg the go ahead to send the runners and make the fielders make plays to get them out. So in a sense it was Charlie's doing that most of those runners got gunned out at the plate Ryno was just doing what the manger wanted
Ryne, didn't know that – thanks. In any case, whosever decision it was, I thought (and still think) it was the right one.
Especially with two outs, I would rather take a chance (and force them to make the play), than end the inning with a runner stranded on 3rd base. After all, there's only about a 25% chance the next hitter will get the run in, on average (much lower with a pitcher coming up).
BTW, I am pretty sure that Duren and Sandberg are the only two Rynes in the history of major league baseball.
Ryno just inherited Charlie's mess..do you ever remember Charlie pulling Jimmy out of a game in 9 years? Didn't happen..not one outfielder in the lineup that started the year, patching the lineup every night and winning..impressive thus far.
It seems a bit premature to call anyone impressive because the Phls played well for a two-week stretch.
Will somebody get Bernadina the hell out of here already? Where is Darrin Ruf?
Night off for Ruf — he had played 33 straight games.
Wow! 33 straight for Ruf.
That's just 2,599 short of Ripken.
Sheesh, is it still the 5th inning? Slooooowwwww game…
Considering Cole has said in the past that the first thing he looks at is innings pitched to evaluate a year, which is an excellent view, he's gonna really look back on this as a big year.
He's on pace to set career high of about 225 innings, and his standard goalis 200, and Project Drop the ERA continues toward a minimum of 3.33.
Maybe most importantly is the hold together off a less than good first half and the way he's zoned in in H2. Good maturity sign. Never heard him complain.
It's a depleted Met lineup tonight, but these are the games where you certainly can't let your numbers go up. This is pour it on time.
It's an interesting stat to use to judge a pitcher. If you have a smart manager, he's going to leave you in when you're pitching well (more innings) and take you out when you're not (less innings). And it completely takes the performance of the rest of the defense out of the picture, because no smart manager will take you out when the other players drop the ball (literally or metaphorically).
It's not always the case. It's only a few innings difference, and it's possible the extra work might have affected Cole's next time out, but 2-3 times, he could have gone another 2, even 3 innings, but down and not hitting, Charlie had limited choice but to pinch hit for him in the 6th.
But that IP is a common focus among pitchers in this day and age.
True. Another thing that could affect the IP is weather. A pitcher could do a brilliant job in a single inning… and then have weather delay the game for an hour or more, and the manager decides to pick up with somebody else, loses 8 potential innings in his IP count.
Has anyone ever considered that Cole pitches better w no pressure??
Look at how he began this season? He became better and better as the Phillies stunk more and more.
Am I just fool of it or does anyone agree?
C'mon Schnek, Lefty…
I don't know..he pitched pretty well in 2008 post season..
No point worrying about tomorrow, but….
wonder how much scrubbing Ryno does with the lineup. Lotta games in a row, day after night game.
Mayberry fior near certain in CF, RB sits, even against the righty.
Asche sits, I'm sure. That's a huge injury. So Young kinda sorta has to go day after night.
Probably wise to rest either Jimmy or Chase. Orr? McDonald?
I'd assume Kratz will catch.
Day game. Scrub type lieneup. Spring training revisited.
Day after LATE night game, because this isn't ending before 11pm
So the mystery of the Thursday lineup is out, and tremendously helped by the presence od Dom, back in the 4 hole. I suppose it simplifies to only 1 surprise, Chooch going back to bak.
1. Michael Young (R) 3B
2. Kevin Frandsen (R) 1B
3. Chase Utley (L) 2B
4. Domonic Brown (L) LF
5. Carlos Ruiz (R) C
6. Darin Ruf (R) RF
7. John Mayberry (R) CF
8. John McDonald (R) SS
9. Ethan Martin (R) P
O.T. Josh Willingham is in the Twins lineup today, but he could be an Oriole before the game ends. i always find these baseball oddities interesting, I wonder if he packed before the game.
Mike, I think that many pitchers perform better with no pressure,- or a big lead. But there are a few that for whatever odd reason really seem to thrive under tight pressure. And then there are some that just can't handle a good thing, and don't pitch as well in low leverage situations.
Cole's history says he is a big game pitcher, but that doesn't preclude the possibility that he would pitch even better in a less intense game. Sometimes it's just good or bad luck.
I'm sure that someone can provide some high leverage pitching stats compared to low leverage, and maybe it will show there is something predictive, or that it's all just bunk.
But things do change over time and that could be the case for Cole. I think Cliff Lee is a great example. He was as good as it gets in tight post season games at one point in his career, but then he went to Texas in 2010 and it fell apart for him. He was highly touted for the Rangers as their big game pitcher, but then lost to the Giants twice that year. I don't think he pitched better or worse, although season after season of 200 IP's can wear on a guy, but mostly, I think it's just dumb luck.
I remember a game when Cole was a hot rookie – he was facing Martinez who was then pitching (effectively) for the Muts and it was a highly touted game for both. Mets were in first place, big showdown and Cole was at his (rare) worst. We were surprised and disappointed but the Phils made a game of it and life goes on. I wondered at the time if he would or could rise to the pressure of big games but then came 2008 – questions answered.
You're reaching. He had if I remember 1 maybe 2 bad starts at the start of the season. he's had a couple of off games during the year but if you applied his outing to say a Kendrick? Everybody would be drooling over KK's pitching.
What I don't understand is why people dump on Hamels or Lee if they don't pitch a complete game shutout! If this team had any run scoring ability for these two guys their won loss records would be way better. I'd take these two guys in my rotation any day.
You must be kidding. Cole is and has been a big game pitcher, period. Sometimes I hate this fan base and their short memories.
Bring Galvis up to finish the year at shortstop for that loafing, popup hitting Rollins. Mauch would have run Rollins all the way back to Clearwater himself for his sh– tonight.
That would be a GM's decision.
No crap Sherlock, I was shotting at "no balls" Sandberg!!
Yes, Sherlock, and I think G7's point was that Sandberg, balls or no balls, is not the GM. But don't let that stop you. Please rant on.
There is no reason to criticize Sandberg at this point..none
Interesting that they're going to Diekman in what is clearly a save situation.
Next closer..
A four run lead is not a save situation.
I have high hopes that the Phils will make it to .500.
today, in professional baseball, Gene Mauch would be run out of town as a major league manager. He had his skills, but overall he should have been a coach, not a manager. He choked in legendary fashion for two organizations — the Phils and then the Angels. Plus he really had a crappy personality.
Wow wtf is with the animosity tonight with the comments? I come here to read and be better informed from my fellow phans…but one or two tonight…ahem…no information just opinions about a brand new manager and JRoll…I love Cholly but he's gone get over it! And JRoll is JRoll nuff said! Great W!
Winner Winner
Chicken dinner
Need another big win tomorrow afternoon.
Biggest game since 2007
I feel like this jroll situation isn't going to end well? Bench him till he'll waive that no trade clause.
There is no "situation", except in the minds of a small but agitated segment of the fan base.
And the Jimmy Rollins hate just continues to roll on…. So go ahead…let's just bench him for however long and put in McDonald, Orr, Mini or Galvis …. and THEN see how many complaints there are on here because THAT particular combination of scrubs doesn't work out.
Your right Chuck..there was not a better option when he was extended, and there isn't a better option now..I understand the frustration with a veteran player who doesn't realize a base in front of him is uncovered until its too late..mental errors are difficult to swallow.
The season is lost folks. It's been lost for a long time. We all know it. Sandberg is trying different things – moving players around, changing the lineup, putting guys in different situations. They need to see what they have for next year and now is the time to do it. If they win the game in the process, great. If they lose, go get em tomorrow. Of course I still wish Amaro had been fired. But that's a whole different conversation.
One noticeable thing that Ryan is doing – pitch counts don't seem to bother him much. Cole threw 117 in 7 innings, Lee with 121 in Monday's win – I kinda like the trend if this truly a trend. Don't baby the starting pitchers.
I thought of that last night when I noticed where Cole was after the way he gave Cliff room to breathe Monday, but I chose to dismiss it as a time of the year/standings thing. The least he could do for those two is give them room to compete with some of the things they've had to put up with this year they're preparing for the playoffs, depending on the standings, or mid summer, he may handle them both differently than this week.
I'm glad to see him doing it because of favrotism for those 2 and Doc, but I don't read into it in terms of evaluating him.
But it'd be interesting to hear his explanations on some of his lineups. I'd like to think it'd be educational.
I like that too Brooks, I don't know if it is his style or what. Maybe some of the people that pay closer attention to LV can give us a hint. As Sarge would say "For me",The less bullpen, the better.
Personally I like ryne Sandberg, he's been doing a pretty decent job…
The team has been winning alot lately, but I'd wish they would save the winning until next season, I'd rather secure a top ten protected pick in the draft in case we sign someone who was given a qualifying offer…
I also can't wait to see who the September call ups will be…
At this point they would probably need to go 11-18 (or worse) the rest of the way to secure a protected (i.e. top 10) pick. 12-17 may also be bad enough, but may not be.
As an aside, for those who would like to see them climb to .500, they would need to win 20 of their last 29 to do that.
Either scenario is possible, but I'd say chances are they finish somewhere between the two.
In a recent SI.com column, Tom Verducci kept pace with his excellent style to release an interesting stat as part of some research he did.
"Nothing is more important in today's game than keeping your starting pitchers healthy. Over the past five years, only 14 teams had four starters make 30 or more starts. Ten of those 14 teams made the playoffs, including all five world championship teams."
Let's take a look at last year's World Champs and see how they held up their end of that new found tradition.
Timmy had 33, Cain and Bum 32, Vogelsong 31, and for fifth measurement, a then rejuvenated Barry Zito had 32. Right oin script, and then some.
Amazingly, the Giants are on pace this year to meet the standard again, barely, with Vogelsong YTD having only 11.
Of however many contenders I feel like including for this year, here are the digits…
Detroit will have 3 over 30, and Annibel Sanchez is currently at 23, Porcello at 24.
Texas will have 2 over, Holland and Yu, even Garza COMBINED will be at best 25.
Boston will hit 4 for 30or more, barely, and maybe have a special wildcard in Buchholz who won't be close, but if he's back in the rotation and close to healthy, he is an awesome pitcher.
The A's could hit the magic 4 at 30, barely, and have Brett Anderson back, but it's not Boston's rotation, for whatever that's worth.
The Cardinals are an interesting case in this trend. By this application, only AW and Lynn will get there, Shelby Miller, already having put in a long year needs 5 more to hit 30, but is already in a long season As August winds down, he's a mere 15 innings from his career high.
The Dodgers are a qualifier with an asterisk. CK and Ryu are there, Zack will be close, and do you care that he missed 7 weeks so long ago? Nolasco combined is close, but if 30 is 30, technicalities might exclude them
Cincy will have 4 guys there.
The Braves will only have 3, Medlen, Minor and Tehran.
The Pirates would set this trend back on it's heels.
The Phils, by the way, will have 3, as KK is at 27.
So there's certainly a decent chance this 4 guys with 30 or more starts wins it all holds up for a 6th time in a row It doesn't mean the other facets aren't important, but it's worked as an indicator. And it points to the importance of RAJ addressing the rotation this offseason. 3,4 and 5 are as important as any holes the club faces at this point.
Rollins not in starting lineup today..I think this is at least 3 times since Ryno took over..John McDonald at ss..
Uh oh, who's gonna take over pop-up duties?
They're in the very capable hands of John Mayberry Jr, who hits popups more often than Rollins, both this year and for their careers. It's a shame Victorino is gone, he was also "better" at that than Rollins.
Lol I do miss Victorino though, he would have filled or right field hole nicely
Yes, who needs Shane and his .294 average, when we can have J-Stroll and his .247 average.
It would be great to have Shane this year, maybe even at his $13 M price tag, and there's no denying that he's having a better year than Rollins. Only point was that over his career (as well as this year) he popped up more than Rollins.
Hopefully McDonald can hit a pop up that falls in..


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February 7, 2013 - February 14, 2013
Arnold David Friedman
Arnold David Friedman of Monroe, NY entered into a peaceful rest surrounded by his loving family on Friday, February 8, 2013 at Orange Regional Medical Center after a long courageous battle with cancer.
A funeral mass will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at St. Anastasia Parish Church, Route 17M, Harriman. Interment will follow in St. Anastasia Cemetery in Harriman.
Memorial donations can be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, PO Box 100, Dept. 142, Memphis, TN 38148-0142.
Jeff Hogan
Jeff Hogan of Middletown, NY died unexpectedly at ORMC on Saturday, February 9, 2013. He was 53.
Visitation hours will be from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc, 130 Highland Ave., Middletown, NY 10940. A mass of Christian burial will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Friday, February 15, 2013 at St. Joseph's Church, 149 Cottage St., Middletown. Burial will follow in St. Joseph's Cemetery.
Memorial contributions in Jeff's name may be made to the Middletown Humane Society, Bloomingburg Road, Middletown, NY 10940.
Herbert E. "Herb" Secker
Herbert E. "Herb" Secker of Westbrookville, NY and a long-time resident of the area passed away Saturday, February 9, 2013 at Belle Reve in Milford, PA. He was 88.
Cremation will be at H.G. Smith Crematory in Stroudsburg, PA followed by a burial of cremains in the Westbrookville Cemetery at the convenience of the family.
Memorial contributions can be made to Westbrookville Fire Dept., Westbrookville, NY 12785.


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Hi everyone! Things are going well with my little 31-week DS - now home for 2 weeks and at 37 weeks. The noisy sleeping the first few days? He was cold. Oops. Reflux has been less of an issue - we just burp him often.
He still roots after we give him a bottle w/ HMF supplement (2-3x daily), but maybe that's just because it comes in so fast.
I'd like some feedback from other mommies who have navigated the transition from a NICU feeding schedule (mine was every 3 hours) to a baby-based schedule. I'm really confused about what to do. Everything I read applies to full-term newborns, not preemie babies who have been eating orally for several weeks before their due date.
Pretty much every diaper is wet and poopy, so I know he's eating well. But these are some questions I have:
Am I still supposed to wake him if he sleeps longer than 4 hours - like you would with a newborn?
If he's used to feeding every 3 hours and then wakes up less than 2 hours after his last full feeding, does it mean he's hungry?
What constitutes "waking" with a need to feed?
Should I try nursing every time he roots? Or if a pacifier sedates him, is that okay?
How often do you change their diaper overnight if you're not on a 3-hr schedule (from the NICU)?
How long should he be nursing/session? Right now I try to make sure he's on the breast for at least 20 minutes. Occasionally he goes longer. Sometimes it seems he wants to be there for nearly an hour, but isn't really sucking much. What do I do then?
I know there will be different opinions, but I'd really REALLY appreciate some feedback from those of you who have been there.


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Kids show patriotic pride
TORONTO – DeeDee Elliott had her work cut out for her Saturday morning, keeping daughter Sara, 5, on course during Toronto's Gem City Day "Anything on Wheels Kids and Pets Patriotic Parade."
Young Sara, as it turns out, has a propensity for driving fast and erratically in her bright pink battery-powered coupe while little brother Eli, 2, calmly sucked on his binkie in the passenger seat.
"God help you when she gets her license," one bystander laughed as Sara, busy looking back at her mom trotting along behind her, narrowly missed the curb.
"She does fishtails and everything in this thing," DeeDee Elliott said, shaking her head after her daughter crossed the finish line. "She's not afraid of speed."
Not even the high temperatures and double-digit humidity could dim the enthusiasm of the participants, though there were some who questioned whether the race was really meant to tire the youngsters out a bit.
"Unfortunately, it got me pooped, too, because she's such a wild driver," Elliott said.
Shai McCoy, Toronto, was there to cheer on 4-year-old Ryder Unkefer, who donned a white beard and a red, white and blue top hat and pedalled around the block on a bike decoarated with balloons and a lot of tinsel.
"He couldn't wait for that bike to be ready, with his beard and his hat and the balloons," she said. "It's nice for the kids to get something like this to do."
Haylee McFadden, 9, and her cousin, 20-year-old Charlyn Ward, crafted a Liberty Bell out of paper mache and pulled it on a wagon.
"We had a lot of fun making the bell," an excited Ward said. "I hadn't made paper mache since something like the 5th grade, so it was definitely something to remember, and (doing it) with my little partner in crime here was great."
Honey Kuntz of Toronto said it was the fifth Gem City race for her son, Gage, now 5. Little brother Gavin, 3, was with him this year.
"They decorate their bikes, with help," she said.
Later in the day, 7-year-old Marty Luvato of Steubenville successfully defended his title in the ages 4-7 watermelon eating contest, a messy affair since no hands were allowed. He also placed first in 2012.
"Marty came in with a strategy this year," his mother, Lindsey, said. "I don't really know what it was, but he looked like he had a strategy!"
His grandmother, Mary Beth Wilson of Wintersville, figures Marty's first place finish has a little to do with persistence and a lot to do with nature.
"He won last year and he didn't have any teeth," she said. "He has teeth this year."
As much fun as youngsters like MacKenna McFadden, 12, of Toronto, and Callie Anderson, 7, of Lacey, Wash., had burying their faces in the sticky watermelon, the adults who gathered around the table cheering them on "enjoyed it, probably more than the kids do. Or as much," Wilson said.
As he prepared for the annual Turtle Race at Newburg Landing, Justin Poole, a member of Focus in Toronto, said from his perspective, "I would say this was the largest consistent turnout of people staying all day."
"People come back every year," he added. "This has been going on for years. We're just trying to preserve it and keep the tradition alive. Our organization, Focus in Toronto, took over all these events when other organizations could no longer do them."
Proceeds from the Turtle Race help fund Toronto's Festival of the Arts, Christmas parade and Gem City Day, he said.
"We just want to keep community events where families can come and have fun," he said. "Building community involvement is one of our main goals."
Others going home with top honors in the family-themed events were Maddie Anderson and her dog; Ryder Unkefer, Anything on Wheels; Marty Luvato, watermelon eating (ages 4-7); Jake Muller, Westerville, watermelon eating (ages 8-12); Aubrey Ratti, Toronto, sidewalk art (ages 4-7); and Kali Corrao, Lake City, Fla., sidewalk art (ages 8-12)


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Did you know?
Cintsa (also called Chintsa) has glorious, uncrowded beaches so typical of the Wild Coast.
Girlie was so weak and malnourished when she arrived at New Hampshire Equine Rehabilitation Centre that she had to be supported in a sling.
With the help of love, good food and electrolytes, this brave little horse eventually stood on her own four hooves. She has since become one of the best trail rides at Cintsa Horses, just north of the coastal city of East London, at the start of the Wild Coast.
Legs, a former showjumper, was passed from owner to owner, his hooves and legs deteriorating all the while. Now he's happy at Cintsa Horses, and loves cantering on the beach.
Pint was a racehorse, and was given steroids that made her so over-hyped that she won 3 races, only one of them with a rider on board. These days, she's calm and friendly.
Georgie and daughter Penny Dickerson used to just run horse trails along the beach at Cintsa. But because they have soft hearts, they couldn't resist rescuing abused horses.
Some of these old, broken or abused animals can never be ridden. Others, including those that have been successfully rehabilitated, are the ones that earn enough money on trail rides to keep the rest in food. 'Horses working for horses,' Georgie calls it.
Volunteers have become invaluable in helping with the rehabilitation, she says.
'They help us by grooming them, getting them used to being handled, picking out their hooves, helping with the feeding. Some of them don't even know how to ride, but that doesn't matter.'
The volunteers, most of them horse-mad, come from all over the world. Many find that helping animals and living a simple farm life is quite addictive. 'The beach and bush trails are just a perk,' most of them will tell you. They're the ones that come back year after year.
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Who to contact
Cintsa Horses
Georgie Dickerson
Tel: +27 (0)43 738 5141
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How to get here
East London (which has an airport) is very close to Chintsa/Cintsa - only 40 minutes' drive away on the N2 north of the city. But do call Georgie or Penny for careful directions to their place. It's not well signposted at all. In fact, rather get them to meet you somewhere at Cintsa, and follow them back. If you'd prefer, there are always transfers from the airport.
Around the area
Inkwenkwezi Private Game Reserve is very close, and has the Big 5, plus lots of antelope.
Get around
If you're a volunteer at Cintsa Horses, they will help you with transportation.
What will it cost
The longer you stay, the better value it is.
Length of stay
Volunteers generally stay between 2 and 8 weeks.
What to pack
There'll be no dressing up. Just bring comfortable clothes, jeans or riding gear. Good strong walking boots will be useful.
Where to stay
Cintsa Horses has basic accommodation, otherwise the very popular Buccaneers Backpackers is nearby.


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Medicaid disgrace
The decision of the Michigan Senate Republicans to abandon ship and go on vacation rather than vote on expanding Medicaid is both disgraceful and stupid.
Not only are they preventing healthcare coverage to almost a half million people who currently lack it, they are refusing billions of federal dollars to subsidize this expansion. These tax dollars will be sent to other states to use for their healthcare instead, depriving our hospital systems of this critical aid.
So while lacking a humanitarian outlook for Michigan citizens, they are also lacking their fiduciary responsibility. All in the name of obstructing Obamacare, or ameliorating Tea Party threats to oppose them in an upcoming primary.
Even Governor Snyder is trying to chase them down to return and do their jobs.
Contributing to this folly was Rep. Ray Franz, who voted against the expansion, and Sen. Booher, whose office reported he would likely vote against it as well.
Let's hope that Michigan citizens remember this display of political expediency over the good of the people come the next election.
Mary Easthope • Lake Leelanau
Political hypocrites
I don't understand some politicians who are pale, male, and stale claiming to be prolife Christians, yet at every chance, they pass legislation to cut health care, cut food stamps, cut nutrition programs, sabotage our public schools, cut access to college by doubling the interest on student loans.
They fail to pass Medicaid expansion so poor and disabled people can see a doctor. Heaven forbid if workers whose wages have been stagnant for 30 years should want collective bargaining to improve working conditions and increase the minimum wage. They cut regulations that keep our air, water, and food safe.
One in three women have been sexually assaulted. One in three live in poverty, mostly women and children. More than one million women in the U.S. are raped every year, trapped with the child of a monster and living in poverty. Immigrants are demonized with a new "Berlin Wall" to keep the Hispanics out. Politicians vote for guns and wars. Why? How are these prolife or Christian?
I believe the reason is simple. Follow the money! Corporations spent $2.6 billion and unions spent $117 million on the 2012 election. Plus 501c4 groups don't have to reveal donors.
Let's get the money out of politics, reclaim our constitutional rights, and deny corporations our rights. We need nationwide, grassroots nonpartisan action. See www.movetoamend.org. Sign the petition. Inform yourself and "Do Something!"
Beverly BJ Christensen • Cedar
Bring racetrack to TC
There's a lot of "I" in the opponents' statements (regarding a potential motocross racetrack in Indian River).
"I only have three months to enjoy summer," "I want peace and quiet." It sounds a lot like they are also saying, "I don't care that people here need to make a living."
What they really need to do is go down to Millington Michigan and ask the people around Baja MX track how bad it really is instead of guessing what worst case scenario "will" happen.
This is a comment to developer Mark Hall...
If all fails in Indian River, I've been dreaming of a MX track just outside of Traverse City for years. Feel free to investigate our area!
Trevor Schlicht • via email
Bible bunglers
Regarding the Bible and the admonition about homosexuality, I find it disquieting when Christians usurp the Hebrew Bible, call it the "Old" (and therefore superseded) Testament and then cherry pick the laws of Israel.
If you read the Hebrew scriptures carefully you'll see that the penalty for breaking the commandments is more severe than the notorious Shariah law. "Honor your father and mother" if broken means death, as is the punishment for all broken commandments, like going after other gods, lying, and envy (coveting, e.g. the evil eye).
But Judaism, unlike some Islamist radicals, has evolved. We don't kill our children who disobey us.
Christianity emphasizes love and forgiveness. Yet here we have cherry picking of the old, now tempered practices, and the condemnation of gay folks. That's not how we Jews believe today. If you want a strict observance to the letter of the old law, watch out what you wish for.
Harley Sachs • via email
Don't be a hater
In the last two weeks, Facebook has taught me that there is a Christian church where the folks who attend, and the pastor who preaches, are nude. A nudist church.
"Not mine," you say. The Westboro Baptist Church members carry signs at funerals saying: "God hates fags." They also picket Jewish institutions, children, and even have a "Thank God for Dead Soldiers Campaign."
"Wait," you say - "I am a Baptist, they don't represent me!" Or maybe you are a Christian and a Michigander and you read this: "Christian protesters traveled across the country to Dearborn, where they taunted attendees and held a severed pig's head for three days at the annual Arab International Festival."
"Not representing me" – a Christian and a Michigander sez you.
And yet, often – I also receive either an e-mail forward, or Facebook text that routinely says "ALL Muslims or ALL Islam..." and what follows these "all" pronouncements is invective, hate, fear, and lies.
Some say "all" is justified because moderate Muslims do not challenge the radicals (they do; however, that's another letter).
But, let's turn that around—when is the last time you have repudiated the KKK, Westboro, or those who traveled to Michigan to protest, in the most ugly ways, a long-held festival for the residents.
So next time you see an "all" Muslim or Islam message on your desktop, stop it. Don't forward it. Exercise responsibility, check the truthfulness of messages, and if it is hate-producing or peace-destroying don't forward it.
Learn about those groups who spread hate and fear in your name and challenge them. Words – forgive, grace, love, peace, justice. Practice them.
Mickey Grooters • via email
Crosswalk talk
Can we please get an explanation of what constitutes a pedestrian crosswalk here in Traverse City?
Can someone please explain to everyone the rights of pedestrians who use a crosswalk and the rights of drivers? Can we please get some signs put up at ALL crosswalks?
I work at the corner of Front & Maple and I see near-death accidents almost daily. Since this is one of the busiest intersections during lunch time (Mahoney's and Mary's sit across from each other) can we please stop the madness and get some clarity on how crossing Front Street should be done properly? Everyone seems to have their own ideas.
George Nemetz • TC
The National Cherry Festival is the host of the Meijer Festival of Races, and not the Traverse City Track Club as stated in last week's Random Thoughts column. The Track Club's primary fundraising race is the Bayshore Marathon and related events.


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London: Theatre
Queen Mary College, UNIVERSITY OF London,
LONDON, England
Tarleton State University is pleased to continue its partnership with Midwestern State University and New Mexico State University to offer students this unique opportunity to study in London, England at Queen Mary College, University of London. You will study in the heart of one of the most exciting cities in the world. Select one of nine course offerings (6 hours credit) for either undergraduate or graduate level courses. You must have completed 28 hours to be accepted into this program.
Classes are small and include a balanced mixture of lecture, guest speakers, field experience, and individual research. Credit hours are awarded by Midwestern State University and transferred to your home institution. American faculty from Midwestern, Tarleton State, and New Mexico State direct each class and assign grades.
Each student will take one class and receive six credit hours.
Classes will operate on a seminar-style format with all students actively participating in discussions with their professor as well as the numerous guest lecturers. Each lecture will be supplemented with a field experience that will add practical application to the issues that have been raised in class. Students enrolling in a class will be provided with a syllabus before they leave the United States. Research projects or papers will be completed upon return to the U.S. and sent to the professor of record for a final grade. A mini-break during the session will allow students to explore Great Britain or virtually any venue in Western Europe.
Student Housing
Each student will be housed in a private room with a built-in desk, single bed, clothes closet, and lavatory. Each six-bedroom suite is equipped with a bathroom and a fully equipped kitchen. A common student lounge is also located on the ground level. University housing is within easy access to the West End Theatre District, Trafalgar Square, The National Gallery, and Piccadilly Circus.
Classes Offered
Fine Arts - Theatre
Six semester hours, THEA 4393 and 4493. This course involved experiencing professional productions, then critiquing them from the standpoints of both performance and design. Instruction will be bolstered by actors, directors, designers, stage managers, and technicians invited to class to discuss their efforts and/or to conduct workshops. The course will also include trips to British theatre museums and collections.
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Approximate Cost
The approximate cost of the program is $6,400 for undergraduate (6,650 for graduate students) and includes the round-trip airfare from DFW to London, tuition, fees, housing, and all program-related transportation.
For Travel in London, students will be expected to purchase a zone one and two London travel card. There is a $150 surcharge for students taking the Shakespeare and the Theatre classes. Food and personal entertainment costs are the responsibility of the student.
A $250 non-refundable deposit paid directly to the Midwestern State University must accompany the application to the program.
Contact Program Director
Dr. Marilyn Robitaille
Phone: 254-968-9545
Study Abroad Application (Required for TSU)
Study Abroad Scholarship (Required for TSU)
British Studies Course Transfer form (Required for TSU)


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Records management grants issued to counties
Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Tuesday presented 30 West Virginia county commissions with grants, totaling $427,540, for their respective records management and preservation projects.
These projects, approved by the Records Management and Preservation Board, will improve management, storage conditions, access and preservation of public records held in county government offices.
"Every West Virginia county, and the people who call them home, have a story to tell and these grant funds will help preserve those stories for generations to come," Tomblin said in a news release.
The Records Management and Preservation Board staff will provide assistance in setting up the grant projects, which officially begin July 1, 2013. The local area's grant recipients are:
Hardy County Commission – $19,727 to restore, encapsulate and rebind the earliest court record, day record, and will books in the county clerk's office; to scan and index chancery and law case files in the circuit clerk's office; and to purchase roller shelving for land books in the assessor's office.
Lewis County Commission – $10,000 to purchase document scanners, and to scan and index order books in the circuit clerk's office.
Pendleton County Commission – $22,716 to recover and encapsulate court order books, and to digitize and microfilm deed books in the county clerk's office; and to purchase moveable track shelving that will enhance access to case files in the circuit clerk's office.
Tucker County Commission – $32,727 to purchase roller and moveable track shelving that will enhance access to case files and order books in the circuit clerk's office; and to encapsulate and rebind marriage books and the assessor's copies of land books in the county clerk's office.
Upshur County Commission – $12,000 to scan and index chancery and law case files, and to purchase a high-volume, cross-cut shredder in the circuit clerk's office.
The RMPB was created by the West Virginia Legislature in 2000 to develop a system of records management and preservation for county governments. Funding for the grants program comes from filing fees collected by county clerks and deposited in the special Public Records and Preservation Account. Applications for the next grant cycle will be available Sept. 1.
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Hemp law may give farmers new opportunitiesBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | June 11,2013At the age of 76, longtime farmer Will Allen is still looking for ways to diversify a 40-acre operation that already includes everything from pick-your-own pumpkins to a field-side café.
So when Vermont lawmakers last month gave final approval to a bill that would legalize the cultivation of hemp, Allen began contemplating ways to introduce the crop to his Cedar Circle Farm in East Thetford.
You can grow it for food, for fuel, for fiber, Allen said recently. Theres already a proven market for hemp locally, and theres no reason for us not to be growing it here.
Its been nearly 60 years since the federal government uprooted the nations once-thriving hemp industry. Though hemp contains only trace levels of THC an active ingredient in marijuana its genetic similarities to its psychotropic cousin have landed it alongside heroin and LSD on the list of Schedule I narcotics banned by the federal government.
Vermonts new legislation, signed into law Monday by Gov. Peter Shumlin, wont alter federal statutes. And despite the pro-hemp efforts of lawmakers including Rep. Peter Welch, Congress doesnt look poised to end the hemp ban.
But with local law enforcement authorities out of the way, farmers like Allen may decide that the benefits outweigh the still considerable risk of introducing to their fields a crop that hasnt been harvested here since shortly after World War II.
It gives farmers that additional crop in the rotation that can benefit the farm income, said Robb Kidd, an organizer at Rural Vermont, the Montpelier-based nonprofit that helped shepherd the legislation through the Statehouse. It doesnt require pesticides or herbicides, it does well in marginal soils, and its a quick-growing crop, so there are lots of reasons why farmers would want to grow it.
Kidd said he expects only a few farmers to roll the dice. Federal authorities would most likely only eradicate the plot, rather than prosecute the farmer, as has been general practice in the handful of other states that have legalized hemp. But penalties for getting caught with a field full of the crop could land a grower in federal prison for decades.
Allen says the threat of land seizure is of far greater concern to him than potential jail time. Thats why hes in the market for a small plot of land near his existing farm, a transaction hed complete using a consortium or other entity legally distinct from both Cedar Circle and himself.
Allen was arrested in 2010 when he and other demonstrators took spades to the lawn of the DEA headquarters in Washington, D.C., and planted hemp seeds.
Im not afraid of jail, Allen said. I do not want to lose the farm.
Shumlin said Monday he signed the legislation because I believe the growing of hemp should be legal.
Hemp, a different variety of the same plant that produces marijuana, is not a drug but instead a crop with many constructive uses, Shumlin said.
He said, however, that he has concerns about the details of this bill.
Federal legislation, Shumlin said in a statement, means farmers who choose to grow hemp do so at their own risk and need to be aware of the possible consequences.
Shumlin is also concerned about how the law might affect the prosecution of felony marijuana cases in the state. The legislation changes the definition of marijuana in Vermont from cannabis sativa containing any THC to cannabis sativa containing THC of concentrations in excess of 0.3 percent.
That means state forensics labs must now confirm not just the existence of THC in a plant, but a percent content, a requirement that could, according to law enforcement officials, add costs and complexity to prosecutions.
Although I strongly support the principle behind this law, Shumlin said in his statement, I will ask my administration to carefully watch its implementation and to work with legislators to correct any deficiencies.
The legislation replaces an earlier law that legalized hemp here but prohibited Vermont farmers from cultivating it until federal policy changed.
Netaka White, bioenergy program director at the Vermont Sustainable Jobs Fund, said the states farmers have a legitimate economic interest in seeing hemp become part of the agriculture mix. Based on data from Canada, where farmers harvest more than 50,000 acres of hemp annually, White said Vermonters could expect to see net yields of $250 to $500 per acre, as much or more than conventional crops.
The retail market for hemp products in the United States driven by demand for the oil, protein, textiles and fuel derived from the plant is closing in on $500 million annually.
There is no hallucinogenic or drug value, but there is fiber value, fuel value and food value, White said.
White said the crop lends itself to the value added trend that has helped buoy small farms in Vermont. Investments in a seed oil press, White said, could allow a farmer to multiply per-acre revenues.
Is it going to become a cash crop for Vermont overnight? Not yet. Federal law still has to change, White said. But as soon as it does, the floodgates are going to open, and were going to figure out new markets for it.
Kidd, at Rural Vermont, said the states trailblazing legislation will keep farmers here on the leading edge of the coming hemp boom. The handful of farmers willing to take the risk, he said, will be able to impart their knowledge to fellow farmers. He said those farmers will also be able to begin developing seed stock, a challenge given that importation of hemp seeds across the U.S. border with Canada remains a felony.
The growing season is too far along now for anyone to begin growing hemp in Vermont this year. But Kidd expects to see at least a couple test plots next spring.
A lot of farmers are very interested in growing it, Kidd said. There are going to be challenges early on, but we see this eventually being an important part of the mix for many Vermont farmers.
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April 12, 2011—Following the forensics team's success at the State Championship Tournament in March, North Central's team took students to the American Forensics Association National Individual Events Tournament (AFA-NIET) in Kearney, Neb., April 1-5. The students competed against undergraduates from colleges and universities of all sizes across the nation.
Three students had successful outcomes at the national level:
• Senior Nicole Autry placed seventh (of 137 students) in persuasive speaking. A resident of Joplin, Mo., Autry is majoring in speech communication.
• Junior William Miller placed 13th (of 124) in extemporaneous speaking. A resident of Pearl City, Ill., Miller is majoring in history and political science.
• Sophomore David Depino placed 30th (of 146) in informative speaking. A resident of Wheaton, Ill., Depino is majoring in social science/history.
In addition, Autry was chosen one of 14 students from across the country as part of the AFA-NIET All-American Team. These students represent not only excellence in forensics, but excellence in academics and community service. The selection process is very rigorous. Nominations are sent to the district chair where they are voted upon. Those who make it past the district vote are sent to the national committee, which reviews the nominations and makes the final decision and selection to the All-American Team.
Autry is the sixth person in the College's history to receive the prestigious AFA-NIET All-American award, which was first implemented in 2001. A North Central student has been chosen for this award six of the past 10 years. Previous North Central All-American Team members include Laura Fancher '01 Bower, Lisa Barber '03, Gillian Owens '06 Gunnink, Megan Orcholski '05 and Sarah Brady '08.
North Central's final forensics contest of the year is the National Forensic Association (NFA) National Tournament at Illinois State University in mid-April.
The team is coached by Richard Paine, professor of speech communication/theatre, director of forensics and director of debate; and John Stanley, assistant professor of speech communication, assistant director of forensics and director of individual events.