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New York Mets (61-69) at Philadelphia Phillies (61-69)
Jon Niese (10-7, 3.51) vs. Kyle Kendrick (7-9, 4.12)
Time: 7:05, Citizens Bank Park
Weather: Mostly Sunny, 86
Media: Twitter and Facebook
The Phillies could go from doing the sweeping to being swept. After losing the first two games of the series, the Phillies are at risk of being swept by the Mets. A sweep would mean that the Phillies would lose possession of third place.
Kendrick's last few starts have been incredible. His earned run average is just 0.83 in his last three outings. Kendrick needs to keep that momentum going. He will be opposed by Jon Niese, who seems to have the Phillies number over the course of the last couple seasons.
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Rollins benched.
And, according to reports, "The Phillies outrighted INF Hector Luna off the 40-man roster. He elected free agency." 39 men now on the 40 man roster. Making room for Darin?
Every time I say Kyle Kendrick stinks……….he pitches a very good game. Today, he pitched well. SOOOOOO, KYLE KENDRICK STINKS !!! But in a very, very good way. like too much cologne.
Love your beer choice!
Of course, people have the right to express themselves, and unless people are sick of expressing themselves, we might see some comments on the Rollins deal this afternoon with the usual anti Jimmy people expressing their negativity, or support, from those that remain enamored with him.
But I'm wondering if any Rollins supporters are teetering on as much support based on however long a list of continued shortcomings they see in him.
Wait- do you have to fall to the extreme on one side or the other? Is this like partisan politics where our congress can't get anything done? Where they threaten to shut down the government every couple months until midnight of the day they have to unless they reach agreement on spending extensions? Where they spend exhaustive hours wasting my tax-paid money to enact laws that can just be extracted as soon as the next presidential election?
Sorry, went off on a bit of a tangent there. It's been a very long day.
Anyway, to reply to your comment-
I am NOT an "anti Jimmy" person. AND I can't stand it when he does things like today.
Same here. He's got positives, he's got negatives, and for me, at least, the positives far outweigh the negatives. He didn't hustle, Charlie's handling it, end of story as far as I'm concerned.
I completely concur with both Lefty and Schmenkman.
our congress gets blamed for doing nothing! they have passed 30! yes 30 jobs bills ! the do nothing senate has refused to vote on any of them! our senate is a majority of Dem.'s
By usage of the word "congress" I was referring to the legislative assembly made up of the House of Representatives and the Senate. It's a fairly common reference. But honestly I don't wish to discuss politics here, and shouldn't have used that example. I was only trying to demonstrate that you could be a fan of a player and still be upset at his actions. That I didn't have to be a hater just to criticize one play. Jimmy also made a very good hustling base running play earlier in last night's game.
I still don't think that allows ANY player to take plays off, not just him. Charlie said it himself, sometimes he see's the other team's player do it. For the money they make, they could give full effort full time. That's my take, and it will never change. But I don't hate any of them.
lefty i apologize if i came across too hard on ya pal! but just to clear it up congress IS congress and the senate IS the senate. and i know that a lot of people lump them in the phrase "congress" i'm anal when it comes to stuff like that.i should have just let it go. and you're right this is a sports site not a political site! thank god. there's enough aggrievation just being a phils fan. lol and by the way, you can use any phrase you want! i as a hockey puck sometimes should just shut up! i was in a bad mood when i replied to you . so again SORRY
No apology necessary dude.
ken i've always been a rollins fan from the time he came up! he could have been a really special player. he's been good over the years. but nothing really special. don't get me wrong he has the talent and the ability that he could've been great! but he always selfishly chooses the other path. if he could've just tried all these years to play within himself and use his god given talents, the sky would be the limit! and i think you'd agree with that. let me also say that during the time he's been here there wasn't any other player from our org. that could've replaced him at his position.especially defensively. his offensive numbers have always been good for a SS. but can you imagine the numbers in all the other catagories he could have if he just played within himself and stopped trying to be babe ruth!
that's where he has drawn all the ire from me! not only is he enamored with trying to hit homeruns but his lack of hustle and focus this year with the team needing him to produce not with power, but all the other aspects of his skills. i could go on and on about his deficiencies as a leadoff hitter but you already know what they are . to me he has earned all the nicknames he's gotten but everyone .i'm not gonna repeat the one i call him out of respect for another fellow commentor on this site! because he got upset at what the implication was by the name i called him. but in my eyes he's earned the name because of his lack of hustle and selfishness, and not being a team player.
Who made you a talent evaluator? Did it ever occur to you that Rollins maybe has the talent to be a great defender, a better than average base stealer, and an average bat, and no more? That maybe his career MVP year was just that, a career year and a fluke? None of his other seasons have come close to that one.
I doubt seriously lack of hustle has ever held him back from being a special player. Talent has the most to do with it.
well george being 62 yrs old and watching THOUSANDS of baseball games and playing and coaching games over the years. well i think that i can spot something in a player that stands out! like i said, and it's simple george. i don't doubt his talent, never did , he has all the talent you can ask for! his main problem is his stubborness, attitude, and selfishness, and lack of effort, and most of all he's not a team player! what part of what i said didn't you understand?
and as far as him being a defender? he's been great! never doubted that! well he could be a lot better if he gave the effort all the time! but he choses his time. with is wrong! no less than 100% 100% of the time. i'll say just to be clear to you george that when he does choose to run the way he can, he IS a great base runner! i don't think his mvp year wqas a fluke at all because he had 3-5 years close to those stats but 07 was a lot better. the diff. in that year was he was so focussed and had great A B'S all year! and he hustled. it was awesome to watch! and there's no reason why he couldn't do that or something close most of his career, but he chooses to not do that. as far as his bat in the grand scheme. he has been at the top for his position most of his career. but with his skillset he could've been a hall of famer.
and to answer your last paragraph. if you doubt that his lack of hustle has ever held him back? well i could go on and on , but simply if he had utley's attitude within himself what do you think? and one more thing. it's hard to be special without hustle if you're sitting on the bench because of it!
It must be bad when Ryan Howard comments on hustling:
"You want guys to be able to go out and hustle," first baseman Ryan Howard said. "He knows better. He knows better. It's simple, be on time, hustle. That's it. That's two things that you can control. Go out there and do it. Charlie took care of it."
On a positive note, Frandsen is killing the ball, sans power, and I know he cannot keep up this torrid pace, but I'd love to see him stay up in the majors: either on the bench, at third, or at second if Utley moves to third. Hell, if he it's .280, fields well, and isn't a friend of the DL, then I'll take it. Plus, he hustles. Lol. ; ) Polanco has always been a good hitter and solid defensively, but I said it way way back that he'd be useless this year. Shame his career has been muddled by injury.
I hope they make Ruf the 40th man. I would love for us to sweep the Braves…for old times sakes.
Finally, KK stinks!!!! I'll scream it from the rooftops if it makes him pitch like he has been. Go Phils!
Well, it's easy for Howard to ask people to hustle when he has to run less than 50% of the time he's up. (51+% of his ABs this year have been a K, BB, or HR)
But either way, I'm sure Jimmy would say he's supposed to hustle most times too, but on an IF popup that doesn't even make it past the pitchers mound, well, I don't much care if you run it out, personally.
You don't care??????? I sure as hell do. I want my players running and playing hard ALL the time. With the goo gobs of money they make??? C'mon. You can't be serious.
eric say what you want about howies % of k's w's or hr's but one thing you never see from ryan howard is lack of hustle! even last year when his achilles went, he knew he was hurt, i don't know if he knew it was his achilles but the mam blew out his ankle but tried his hardest to continue to run to first before the pain took him down! that made me respect him so much! he was doing that for us and his teamates! what would rollins have done?
Chuck, if I came to your place of work, would I find you working your absolute hardest every moment of every day?
Eric, that was my point. Its ironic, verbally an situationally that Howard would say that. Lol. Trying for some levity. Epic fail on my part. Kinda like the beginning if this season.
Rollins discussion=beating a dead horse.
Chuck A – a player that plays hard every play all the time… runs into walls… is likely to end up like Chase Utley (on the DL half the season every year). For what it's worth, Jimmy is dependable… he's not on the DL because he picks his spots to sort of loaf it and I'm ok with him not hustling a routine ground ball or pop fly but he bears the risk of this happening and I think he has to pick his spots a little better. Unfortunately, when he is caught with his pants down, he suffers the consequences; being benched and getting booed. Like I said, he has to pick his spots a little better and right now, with the team fighting to get back in this thing, everyone wants to see them play hard on every play. That being said, you have to look at the situation from Jimmy's point of view – Jimmy is probably more frustrated than anyone on this team for the way that this season has gone. Chase and Ryan get a mulligan but Jimmy had to endure this nightmare since day one. Now they're playing a little better and no one is giving him any credit for coming out and playing every day. Howard can say, "Jimmy has to hustle." but the reality is that Jimmy can say, "Where were you when this ship was sinking?" At least Jimmy was on the field trying to earn his paycheck… and he might not have been if he was one of those "balls to the walls" kind of guys. He is fourth in the NL in at bats. He's first in outs made and first in fielding percentage as a shortstop. He goes out there and does his job and most of the time, he goes full throttle. The other 10% of the time, he throttles down because it's a long season and in order to stay on the field, those moments of loafing help preserve his body over the course of the season. Take that for what it's worth… I'm a Jimmy fan. It drives me nuts when he gets caught not hustling and he deserves to be benched and criticized… he picked a bad spot to loaf it… but I am not going to say that I expect him to bust his butt on every play because I'd rather him not do that and stay on the field.
My $0.02
that last sentence is the biggest load of shit i've ever heard! how can you say that? you don't expect him to hustle so he doesn't get hurt so he can stay on the field? listen up chuck, if he ain't hustling he don't deserve to be on the field! and how can you say that about howard? not being there. if you're implying about howards S.O rate that's off the mark too! he's striking out cause he's stupid to swing at some of those pitches not because he's being lazy!
oh and another thing chuck. if you worked for me and had that attitude with the job you were doing for me. you'd be looking for work! 90% work 10%loaf? at his pay? YOU'RE FIRED CHUCK!
If that one sentence was "the biggest load of shit you've ever heard" I take it you don't read your own posts?
Well then, I guess it's a good thing I don't work for you, Ryne. Thankfully, I'm doing quite well where I'm at and I can make a point without cursing and getting myself all worked up.
Howard not being there… I mean he has literally not been there. As in, he has missed roughly 2/3 of the season spending time on the DL.
Ask Pete Reiser (who was carried off the field 11 times in his career) whether it was worth it to go all out 100% of the time. Actually, you don't have to – there are taped interviews that attest to his regret for never reaching his potential. He was one of the greatest players that ever played and no one knows his name because his career was cut short because of how hard he played. Smoky Joe Wood, Rusty Staub, Chase Utley… the list goes on and on.
Let me put it to you this way… Jimmy Rollins has a MUCH better chance of making it into the Hall of Fame right now than Chase Utley does. They are the same age, Jimmy has better total numbers in every aspect except HR where he Utley leads Rollins by 12 HR and Rollins has more hardware. Rollins has a higher black ink score, a better grey ink score and he will be able to play until he's 38, at least. Three years ago, Utley was a shoe-in HOF'er and Rollins was a longshot. Now, unless Utley can find the magical fountain of youth, his chances of playing his way into Cooperstown are slim at best. If Chase had geared it down on one or two routine ground balls per game over the course of six seasons, maybe his knees still have some cartilage. As it stands, he's going to have to hope that he can find a home in the AL where he can DH because his days as an every day infielder are likely over.
For the record – – – I am a HUGE Jimmy Rollins fan. Always have been and always will be. He deserves to be here, is worth the contract (if you look at WAR) and I hope he finishes his career here. Not only does he have a better chance than Utley to make the HOF (Chase has NO shot) but I actually think he might make the Hall if he plays consistently enough over the next 3-4 years to get to 2,500 hits.
BUT ….. I absolutely HATE it when he "loafs it" and feel that no player should do that. Especially Jimmy. Of all the players on that team he needs to be the one setting the example for the young guys. He's got the longest tenure. He's the one that righted this ship in the mid 2000s to make this team a contender.
I hear what you are saying OCP as far as "picking his spots" and "gearing it down." But not at least running a little harder on pop-ups is inexcusable. And Charlie talked to him about that 2 weeks ago. That made it almost impossible for him to not bench him. Hopefully this is the end of it and Jimmy will spark this team enough over the next month so that they finish strong.
He absolutely had to get benched… he deserves to be criticized… I am not defending him getting thrown out due to lack of hustle. I'm just playing devil's advocate here by saying that there is another side to wanting a player to play "balls to the wall" all the time. I agree with you that he his gearing down is worse than most – run a little harder, Jim. But I also think that it's ridiculous for Ryan Howard to call him out because as frustrating as it is for Ryan, it is tenfold worse for Jimmy, at this point. If Rollins had a healthy team around him for an entire season, the Phillies wouldn't be in the basement. He has had to endure 2/3 of the season without any consistency in the infield… the only guy that has been there all season is Jimmy. He has 202 more plate appearances than the guy on the current roster with the next most plate appearances (Juan Pierre)… talk about frustration. And now you've got someone on your team calling you out for not hustling on a bloop fly that wasn't caught? He has to hustle and he has to set the tone and be an example… he has to grow up and be that guy all the time. They need him now but more importantly, they need him in the future.
I hate to break it to you, but EVERY PLAYER LOAFS at some point or another. They have nearly 700 AB a season, and play the field for 1300+ innings a season. If you find a player that gives max effort at all times under all circumstances you've found a robot, not a real person.
In fact, one of these days I'll sit down during a single game and document each time I see a player giving less than 100% effort and post it here when people bring up this "HE MUST HUSTLE 110% RAH RAH" crap. It will be a long list.
I get that…except that Jimmy was talked to a few weeks ago about the very same issue. THAT is what this is all about for me.
And there are plenty of players that DO hustle 100% of the time. Chase Utley…bad knees and all…is one of them. Juan Pierre is another. Pete Rose was one.


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Eureka at the Edge of Consciousness
Do you ever have a revelation right as you're falling asleep? Where something just kind of hits you and then a second later you're out? For instance, the other night I was drifting off when it struck me that I really don't want to be killed by a crocodile. The whole ripping and tearing and drowning, I'm just not interested.
These little eureka moments on the threshold of sleep, somnolent epiphanies perhaps, usually disappear, replaced the next morning by a feeling of loss, like something was in your grasp and then faded away. But not always. Just like my Archimedes moment with the crocodiles the other evening, this morning I woke up with a similar sensation. Let me explain.
Last night I went to bed a little confused after reading Jeff's post. I mean, he knows I like girls and I wondered why he would make insinuations about my sexuality. It just didn't make sense to me. I know it had nothing to do with what I posted the other day because it's obvious that I'm just trying to help him with a very real problem. But as I sank into sleep with these thoughts orbiting around my head, awareness suddenly exploded like a supernova.
Let me take you back a little. Those of you who read this blog regularly or know Jeff well undoubtedly also know that he is infatuated with Asia. The art, the languages, the religions, the peoples. There is no aspect he does not love.
But, if you follow pop culture, you realize that within this arena there are barely understood subcultures, fringes on which things happen that are often hard to fathom. And if you watch 30 Rock or read the New York Times you have become acquainted with possibly the most incomprehensible subculture.
Having watched this episode of 30 Rock just the other day, it's no surprise that both the show and the article were on my mind as I went to bed. And when that mixed together in my head with a comment that a reader made the other day about substituting a blow-up doll in place of a girlfriend for Jeff, well, I had my eureka moment.
Yes, that's right. I could barely believe it myself but all signs point to Jeff being in a long-term relationship with some sort of body pillow. The lack of a girlfriend. The callously strewn about accusations. The down feathers that always seem to be stuck in his hair. All are signs pointing toward the inescapable truth.
Now, I am unable to comment on the veracity of reports that this body pillow sports an Albert Pujols jersey. And I almost certainly do not believe the recent rumor that this pillow may actually be Jeff's common-law wife. That being said, it would explain a lot.
Really, though, I'm here to be a friend and that's why I just want to say, "Jeff. It's all right. You can come clean. You're among friends and we support you." So, how about it Mr. Lung? Wouldn't you feel better being able to live your life out here in the open with the rest of us?
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Perception is reality..Reality is perception.
Only friends give it to friends point blank and matter of factly. Only a friend would wrestle the perverbial crocodile of concern over a comrad. This means you both care. If neither one of you cared…you'd probably just take your ball and go home. That's the bottom line here! However, dissing matches….always funny! Someone just got served…I'm looking foward to volley now.
Have to agree with the crocodile bit…seen them up close and it does not look like fun. As for you and Jeff, I think you guys need a hug :O) LOL

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Some debates are harder to watch than others. Take a look back at 12 cringe-worthy moments in debate history.
Gore's Sighing -- During the presidential debates in 2000, Vice President Al Gore was widely criticized for sighing loudly and repeatedly in frustration as then-Texas Gov. George W. Bush would make points. The sighs made Gore appear condescending, and were lampooned on "Saturday Night Live."


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Obamacare Revisited
Dear Editor:
Permit me to weigh in again about the affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare.
The unfortunanate enrollment start up and the President's mistatement of "you can keep your current insurance if you want to," has resulted in a negative perception of the law.
Some people who had cheap health insurance, called by some "junk Insurance", had their policies canceled as their limited policies failed to meet the minimum (far better) service and protection coverage that Obamacare requires of all health insurance policies.
In a smalll number of cases, replacement Obamacare policies cost more, in either premiums or deductables, for those people who didn't qualify for a Government subsidy. Only about two percent of people, who didn't qualify for a subsidy, needed to sign up for Obamacare at a higher health insurance policy cost.
One person I know, of the two percent that had to pay more, could only afford the premiums of the lowest cost Obamacare insurance offered. The co-pays and deductables of Obamacare were slightly higher than they were for their previous junk insurance. However, the Obamacare mandated services and protections were so much greater than their junk policy.
Under an Obamacare policy people would be getting many free preventive care services such as annual physicals.
Further, prior to Obamacare you could be dropped if you had a pre-existing condition or your treatment cost had reached a limited ceiling. For example let's say you had some childhood health condition and suddenly, heaven forbid, you were diagnosed with brain cancer. Unlike many of the junk policies, under Obamacare your health insurance couldn't be canceled because of the pre-eixting condition, and your treatment couldn't never be ended even if it cost in the millions of dollars.
Two more great benefits of Obamacare are the additional millions of people covered under Medicaid, and the coverage of young people up to age 26 who can remain covered under their parents insurance.
Yes a small minority of people have to slightly adjust their budgets to cover more expensive Obamacare health care, but everyone is getting so much more health care benefits and protection for their money.
When Obamacare shakes out in the near future more than 30 million additional people will have health insurance and our society will be far healthier.
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On April 20, three people died and some 90 people were rescued from a sinking wooden boat off the Greek Island of Rhodes. The rescue occurred a day after hundreds were reported drowned on a boat that was crossing the Mediterranean from Libya. A third deadly wreck of a boat en route for Italy from Libya was believed to have killed 400 migrants just a week before. European politicians are facing criticism that they aren't helping those in need in order to appeal to anti-immigration sectors of their electorates.
And in April 2014, an estimated 295 people -- most of them students -- died when a ferry capsized off the coast of South Korea. The captain and other crew members were later convicted of murder and abandoning ship.
The Costa Concordia sank off the coast of Italy in January 2012. Thirty-two people died.
Princess Of The Stars -- More than 800 were killed when this ferry suddenly tilted and capsized off the coast of the Philippines during a powerful typhoon on June 21, 2008.
Lake Victoria Ferry -- At least 500 people die when a passenger ferry sinks in Tanzania's Lake Victoria on May 21, 1996. One estimate puts the death toll closer to 800.
Estonia -- Up to 852 people died when the ferry Estonia sunk during a storm in the Baltic Sea on Sept. 28, 1994.
Perhaps the world's most famous disaster at sea was the sinking of the massive luxury liner RMS Titanic on its maiden voyage on April 15, 1912. At least 1,496 perished in the icy waters of the Atlantic.
The legendary ship was thought "unsinkable." Two of Titanic's three massive propellers are seen here before the ship was launched on its trip from England to New York.
The vessel struck an iceberg seen here from the rescue ship Carpathia.
Adding to the tragedy was the inadequate number of lifeboats for all aboard. Here, Titanic survivors make their way to the rescue ship, Carpathia.
A picture of the Washington Post second edition printed after the Titanic sank. Immediately after the ship's crash, a lot of conflicting reports were circulated.
Admiral Nakhimov -- Up to 448 people die when this Soviet passenger ship collides with a merchant vessel in the Black Sea on Aug. 31, 1986.
Tamponas II -- An estimated 580 are killed when this Indonesian passenger ship catches fire and sinks in the Java Sea on Jan. 27, 1981.
General Slocum -- The steamship General Slocum catches fire in New York's East River, killing more than 1,000 people on June 15, 1904.
Al-Salaam Boccaccio 98 -- More than 1,000 died when this Egyptian passenger ferry sunk in the Red Sea on Feb. 3, 2006.
Empress Of Ireland -- An estimated 1,012 people die when this Canadian Pacific steamship collides with a Norwegian freighter near Quebec. sinking in 14 minutes on May 29, 1914.
Lusitania -- The British ocean liner Lusitania is torpedoed and sunk by a German U-Boat while crossing the Atlantic Ocean on May 7, 1915, killing 1,195 people.
Titanic -- The Titanic -- the world's largest passenger steamship at the time -- strikes an iceberg in the Atlantic on April 12, 1912, and sinks on its maiden voyage, killing at least 1,496 people.
Sultana -- The steamboat Sultana sinks after its steam drum explodes on the Mississippi River, killing at least 1,700 people on April 27, 1865.
Andrea Doria -- Two passenger liners, the Andrea Doria and the Stockholm, collide off Massachusetts, sinking the Andrea Doria and killing 46 of its 1,706 passengers and crew on July 25, 1956.
Senegal Ferry -- A Senegalese ferry capsizes in a storm off Gambia in West Africa, killing more than 1,800 people on Sept. 26, 2002.
Dona Paz -- In the world's worst peacetime shipping disaster, 4,340 drown when the ferry Dona Paz collides with the tanker MT Victor in the Philippines on Dec. 20, 1987.
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This NASA Hubble Space Telescope set of images reveals a never-before-seen set of six comet-like tails radiating from a body in the asteroid belt, designated P/2013 P5.
The asteroid was discovered as an unusually fuzzy-looking object with the Panoramic Survey Telescope and Rapid Response System (Pan-STARRS) survey telescope in Hawaii. The multiple tails were discovered in Hubble images taken on Sept. 10, 2013. When Hubble returned to the asteroid on Sept. 23, the asteroid's appearance had totally changed. It looked as if the entire structure had swung around.
One interpretation is that the asteroid's rotation rate has been increased to the point where dust is falling off the surface and escaping into space where the pressure of sunlight sweeps out fingerlike tails. According to this theory, the asteroid's spin has been accelerated by the gentle push of sunlight. The object, estimated to be no more than 1,400 feet across, has ejected dust for at least five months, based on analysis of the tail structure.
These visible-light, false-color images were taken with Hubble's Wide Field Camera 3.
Object Name: P/2013 P5
Image Type: Astronomical/Annotated
Credit: NASA, ESA, and D. Jewitt (UCLA)
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Each year, NARFE districts throughout the U.S. hold conventions to meet with other members, conduct officer training and hear from Federation officials. District 14 is one of 15 districts within Texas and is comprised of three chapters: Chapter 1591 - Beeville, Chapter 91 - Corpus Christi and Chapter 2354 - Victoria.
The convention began with welcome remarks by Corpus Christi Mayor Nelda Martinez. She was followed by comments from Joe A. Gonzalez, Nueces County commissioner. District Representative Noemi Galvan conducted the convention from this point on. The morning session included introduction of NARFE officials and important training presentations by Texas Federation officers, Vice President Stan Sartain and South Area Vice President Fran Pantoja.
The afternoon session began with training by National Legislative Representative Sam Pantoja. Chapter reports were given by each chapter president who held the office during 2012. For Beeville, Millie Hammond gave the chapter report. Noemi Galvan gave the overall district report. Ronald G. Wideman was elected as the new District 14 representative. The Victoria chapter will host the 2014 district convention at a date and place to be announced.
NARFE was founded in 1921 with the mission of protecting the earned rights and benefits of America's active and retired federal workers. The largest federal employee/retiree organization, NARFE has a membership of nearly 400,000 men and women. Texas membership totals about 10,000.
Anyone who is a federal retiree or an active federal employee and lives in the Beeville area is invited to consider joining the Beeville chapter of NARFE. For more information about NARFE, visit the NARFE website at www.narfe.org or call Denzil Dixon 354-5102 or Jim Patzke 358-7376.
The next meeting will be Monday, March 18, 12:30 p.m. at Beeville Dairy Queen meeting room.


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According to Detective Sgt. Matthew Miller, Patrolman Baldo Salazar, Jared Moore, Josh Meakins and John Berry responded to the call after a 29-year-old victim showed up at the Stripes store at 600 E. Houston St. at about 4:15 that morning.
The officers reported that the victim had a stab wound to the stomach and he was rushed to Christus Spohn Hospital Beeville by EMS personnel from Angel Care Ambulance Service.
When officers asked the witness where the stabbing had taken place, the witness said he did not remember the address. But he did give the police the nickname of the person he said had committed the assault.
Sgt. Jason Alvarez recognized the name and directed the patrolmen to a trailer park at 806 S. Tyler St.
When officers arrived at the park, they found a large group standing outside a trailer and began questioning them.
Miller said apparently no one at the scene claimed to have seen anything. But the police did find one witness who said that the accused assailant had argued with a woman who was at the residence and that the woman, at one point, struck the suspect.
At that point, the assailant pulled a knife and stabbed a man standing nearby.
The detective said officers were told that the assailant then drew a gun, pointed it at bystanders and then disappeared into some brush near Poesta Creek.
It was after the man was stabbed at the scene that another man took the victim to the Stripes store where they used a telephone to call police.
Miller said no arrests had been made as of Tuesday afternoon, but officers have the name of a suspect and expect to make an arrest before long.
Also, police were unable to find a weapon at the scene.
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NEW YORK -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu demanded that a "clear red line" be set to stop Iran from gaining a nuclear weapon, telling the U.N. General Assembly that with a nuclear Iran, no one in the world would be safe.
In a speech at the U.N. Thursday, Netanyahu said that Iran will have enough enriched uranium to build a bomb by next summer. He said his "red line" to stop Iran from gaining nuclear weapons is to stop it from accumulating that uranium -- because it would impossible to know when Iran has achieved the next step: building a detonator to fire a weapon.
At the U.N. podium, the Israeli prime minister showed a cartoon-like picture of a child's version of a bomb -- and drew a red line to illustrate his ultimatum.
He said that he and Israel appreciated President Barack Obama's statement that the U.S. also would not let Iran get a bomb -- and that he is confident that together the U.S. and Israel can chart a path together.
Palestinian leader: We seek 'nonmember' UN status
But he was very tough on Iran, reciting a litany of terrorism by Iranian proxies around the world and saying that given Iran's aggression without nuclear weapons, if it got nuclear weapons, who'd be safe anywhere?
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel shows an illustration as he describes his concerns over Iran's nuclear ambitions during his address to the 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012.
In his speech, he also compared a nuclear-armed Iran with a nuclear-armed al-Qaida -- and said the only way to prevent war is to draw that red line against Iran accumulating enough enriched uranium to create a bomb.
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An August report by U.N. inspectors said Iran has stockpiled 91.4 kg (about 200 lbs.) of the 20 percent material.
According to the U.N. nuclear watchdog, around 25 kg (about 55 lbs.) of uranium enriched to a 90 percent purity level would be needed for a single nuclear weapon.
Israel, believed to have the Middle East's only atomic arsenal, sees a nuclear-armed Iran as a threat to its existence and has expressed frustration over the failure of diplomacy and sanctions to rein in Tehran's nuclear activity. Iran says it is enriching uranium only for peaceful energy purposes, not for nuclear bombs.
Obama warned Iran on Tuesday in his speech to the General Assembly that he would do what it takes to prevent Tehran from getting nuclear arms and that "time is not unlimited" for diplomacy to resolve the issue.
Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said this week he did not take seriously the threat that Israel could launch a military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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Welcome to Bradenton Buccos!
With one countdown over, another begins.
Pitchers and catchers have arrived in Bradenton, Florida, which mean just 13 days until the first Sprign Training game.
John Schelegel of mlb.com said it best.
The smell of the grass.
The pop of the glove.
The crack of the bat.
With those sensory delights, baseball begins anew, and awakens us all to a new year with baseball in Florida and Arizona. And, just like every year, isn't it about time?
We have been waiting far too long. It is time!
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Happy Pitchers and Catchers Matt. Lookin foward to readin up on the Peas this year. Waiting for the right time to break out my new Clemente jersey this year.
In my mind, I can smell the grass and hear the pop of the glove and the bat!! Woohoo!
Very excited for the start of spring training. Looking forward to reading more updates. That was indeed the perfect quote for right now!🙂
I went to the stadium in Bradenton last year…it is a very nice older stadium. Wish I could be there right now!
The poetry of Spring Baseball.
Nothing better in this world in my opinion….nothing at all.
And with Bradenton getting a Florida State League team this season in low Class-A ball, it will give more chances to guys left behind in Pirate City to get game experience, oe just watch and maybe pick-up a few pointers along the way.
Love that the stadium is kind of hidden away like a treasure within the Bradenton City Limits.
I will actually pass the stadium tomorrow on my way to Port Charlotte down US 41
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Ya, I'm pumped for spring training. Leaving for Florida 3 weeks today and I'm planning to seeing Ryan Church and the Pirates while I'm down there., can't wait.
Hell yeah Matt it is time! BTW I'm going to a Red Sox vs Pirates game on the 13th of March–I'm very excited! Let me know if there are any prospects I should keep an eye on, and of course I'll take some pics of the Pirates for ya!
Simple yet great entry! I honestly can't wait for Spring Training. Yes, we waited too long and I'm ready for baseball.
Matthew: Omg I have baseball fever….and I like it.
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You'd have to go back a long time to find a pitcher in Phillies pinstripes who had a better career resume than Pedro Martinez. In his day, he was as dominant as any right-handed pitcher ever to play the game.
So even though he would turn 38 during the playoffs, and even though his previous three seasons could best be described as "injury-riddled" or "mediocre," the Phillies, in a scene straight out of a thousand movies, talked him into giving it one last spin.
And you know what? In 12 starts, counting the postseason, he wasn't too bad. It was obvious that this wasn't the turn-of-the-century Pedro who was so dominant he looked bored half the time. But he maintained his impeccable control (4.63 K/BB ratio for the regular season), changed arm angles, and could still reach back for a low-90s fastball a couple times a game.
All in all, what turned out to be a low-risk deal for $1 million plus incentives paid off quite well. By the time he signed in mid-July, the Phillies had, for months, trotted out a finally over-the-hill Jamie Moyer and a parade of fringe veterans and AAA kids who might not have quite been ready. Pedro stepped into the fifth starter's spot and pitched well enough that he warranted three outings in the playoffs. And that's where this gets complicated.
In his first start, Game 2 of the NLCS, Pedro looked like he had been cryogenically frozen after the 1999 season and the Phillies had decided to decant him for the occasion. Seven shutout innings, only two baserunners allowed, 23 batters faced, only 87 pitches thrown. Of course, the Phillies eventually lost when Chase Utley started throwing to an imaginary fifteen-foot high first baseman.
But Uncle Cholly was impressed enough to throw Pedro back into the fray for Game 2 of the World Series at Yankee Stadium. He didn't pitch badly, even amid a chorus of "Who's Your Daddy?" chants. He struck out eight Yankees in six innings, but he took the loss when either A.J. Burnett had the game of his life, or the Phillies hitters just forgot to show up.
Game 6 was a different story. All I'll say about that game is that Andy Pettitte didn't pitch that great either, and while Pedro could have saved the series by throwing a three-hit shutout, I don't know if it was reasonable to expect him to do that.
So for a good half-season, an up-and-down playoff run, and the best Jheri curl since Michael Jackson's Thriller album cover, I thank you, Pedro Martinez, and wish you well.
2009 numbers: 5-1, 3.63 ERA, 44.2 IP, 37 K, .276 BAA, 1.25 WHIP, 4 HBP
Grade: 5.5/10—Let's face it, he was an average pitcher for half a season, and that World Series Game 6 was something of a stinker. But an effective and entertaining starter in July on a "Why not?" signing is worth at least a golf clap.
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I don't know what was with Pedro in that last game, but his velocity was way down and he couldn't locate anything. I think his fastball was topping out at like 85-86, where it had been in the 88-90 range in previous starts. Cholly probably left in too long for that one also.
My only caveat would be if you adjusted this grade for what we expected and what they paid them, it would be higher.
True. He also didn't pitch very deep into the game.
5.5 is kinda low.. look at that ERA! And, overall he was good in the playoffs… (1 excellent start, 1 good start, 1 poor start). He definitely exceeded expectations.
(NOTE: this doens't mean I want him back for 2010, unless it's some very cheap deal… I think he doesn't have the gas left for an entire regular season —neither does Moyer…)
wasn't there a case of the flu bug going around the club house during the series and pedro was quite sick for his game 6 start? i'm not joking about that either, i heard he had a high fever and was pretty weak, but it was his turn and he took the ball.
Pedro definitely looked sick during Game 6. Had a hard time concentrating and looked very pale. I can believe the high fever and weakness. He was a good soldier but I don't think I would have left him in. I would have gone with Park after four innings.
BoB in Bucks — You are right, there was a flu bug and Pedro had the flu, if my memory serves me well. Frankly, I would consider signing him on as a fifth starter with a heavy-laden incentive contract.
Chan Ho also had the flu during the World Series!
I'd be fine with signing Martinez again. True, he was awful in Game 6. But he was phenominal in the NLDS and in some other games throughout his brief time with the club. I would be a lot more comfortable with him as the 5th starter than some of the other candidates they seem to want to march out there.
Pedro as a fifth starter would be great. I heard he wants 5m. L'il high I think. Need the bullpen lefty more though. I happen to think that Kendrick is going to win that job and I think he'll be fine. I think Charlie should think about putting Jamie in that 1 2/3 inning lefty role. I think that using Jamie, Contreras and Durbin in those early relief innings might be a good thing.
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Pedro earns points in my book simply for being interesting. The whole "will they, won't they" with the try outs and subsequent signing coupled with the "oh man….they actually signed him, I hope this works" portion of the season followed by the rain shortened outings with Moyer coming in in relief made the games a little more interesting. Pedro pitching always draws a crowd and even international attention. He pitched well enough. I still think Charlie tried too hard to push Pedro in the Series though. 5.5 seems fitting.
As far as being the 5th starter this year, that's a lot of money to throw at that position when they're already paying Moyer (who I think we won't see much of this season, gut feeling) and there are less expensive players in place who are worth a look in KK and Contreras.
Pedro's stats appear to me to be better than average (excellent W/L record, good ERA, excellent K/BB ratio, good WHIP). That's a lot easier to accomplish, though, when you only pitch half a season. He may have fallen apart had he pitched longer. That's why he hasn't been signed yet for the money he's asking. He may be fine, but no one trusts his stamina.
Even if he'd been Cy Young, since he only pitched half the year his rating has to be lowered. 5.5 is about right.
I would think that the 5th starter job is Kendrick's to LOSE..certainly Contreras, Moyer or even someone like Pedro would probably be a good alternative.
But 5M for Pedro?? I really don't see him getting that….from anybody.
I'm glad Pedro pitched for the Phillies….even though we didnt win the Series, having a legend like Pedro in Phillies pinstripes kinda adds to the memory and the overall lore of this little run the organization is on.
Other members of the "lore" club (ex-Phils)
Matt Stairs–THAT home run!!
Cliff Lee–too much to list
Chris Coste–fan favorite
Scott Eyre–goofy, good guy
Pat Burrell–all the years…
Geoff Jenkins—the leadoff double in Game 5, Act 2
Eric Bruntlett–(Yes, he deserves to be on this list).. The triple play.
I'm sure there are others…Thanks to all of them and all the memories
Let's keep the"little run" going!!
So Taguchi – much less valuable than bruntlett, amazing that he was even on the team in 2008
Pedro Feliz – clutch-i-est hit in Phillies history, possibly?
Brett Myers – in your face, CC Sabathia, NLDS 2008
The Phils signed Freddie Guzman to a minor league contract.
How could I have forgotten Myers…and the 2008 NLDS??!!
At this point, I would rather take a chance with Wang since he's like a decade younger than Pedro, and still has the ability to be absolutely DOMINATING when healthy. That said, Pedro would still be an excellent 5th starter to have on the cheap. Guess we'll see what happens…
Pedro was more than a 5.5. He was pitching very well in late august early Sept.
One of my favorite Pedro memories was that one AMAZING game he had against the Mets in like late August…I forget the exact date, but it was like the single most impressive game Pedro had with us, besides that Dodgers NLCS game.
I agree…5.5 is absolutely incorrect. He deserves atleast an even 7 to 7.5. If he pitched better in the WS I would even say he deserved an 8-8.5
I understand the point of pro-rating Pedro's score since it wasn't a full season, but 5.5 was still too low of a score. He deserved somewhere between a 6 and 7.5 if you ask me, when you consider that he gave us a lot more good than bad during his time here.
I like the 5.5, His first two starts were one inning rain delayed games, which I think Moyer got both wins. And I think his velocity started to dip even before the WS game, which to me says he could not got every fifth day all year long. Weren't most of his starts during the season on more then 4 days of rest? That is why I do not think you can give him much more then a 6 tops.
Also that is why I do not like him in the fifth starter roll, unless say, he comes real cheap and you go with a 6 man rotation with him and Moyer pitching every other fifth starter spot. I know that will not happen, but that is the only way I see him going for the long haul of a full season.
I like giving KK a shot, along with Moyer and maybe some young arms from the minors. I think they proved last year you can get through the season on mixing up the 5th spot, since you only need 4 or maybe 3 starters come playoff time
If Pedro was sick in that last World Series game, maybe he should have given up the start to Happ. Wonder how the game would have turned out? If Hamels and Lidge would have pitched up to expectations earlier in the WS then maybe Pedro would not have been pit on the spot pitching sick with the flu.
I was at a few of the games Pedro started during the year (rain and all). His performance during the year was pretty steady, we grew to expect to see a decent performance when he pitched. We certainly did not have quite that same cozy when say, Hamels pitched. His ERA was better than Jo's –
I would definitely say during the year (yes, in the limited starts he had) Pedro did a more than adequate job as the teams #5 starter. His grade should be higher than 5.5.
That said, I too would be very interested in Wang as my low risk chance.
Oscar Villarreal is now in the Phillies stable of minor league relief pitchers.
I give Pedro a ton of credit. He pitched way above my expectations — at least when he wasn't facing Matsui.
Sure, he only pitched half a season, but so what? That's all we asked of him. And all he had to give. He pitched well and won games and helped the Phils win the division. Period. He performed well for a 5th starter. I was opposed to signing Pedro at first, but I was wrong. That was a good mid-season pickup.
He is easily rated a 7.12673 in my book, not quite a 7.2, but damn close!
Who's your Daddy??!!
A 5.5 our 10 rating tells me you expected alot more out Pedro than what we received. Not sure if it was logical to expect a 40 yr old pitcher who hasn't pitched effectively in a few years to do much more than what he did. But alas, that is your opinion!
i agree with most on here—all good thoughts. i would probably give him a little higher than 5.5. yea he really stuck it up in game 6 of the WS at the bronx (kind of an important game) so he deserves to be knocked down a bit, but should still be about a 7 since value-wise it was a great return on a 1mil investment. he didnt look real sharp in game 6 at all, but it just didnt help that matsui was completely all over pedro's game. dude just had a great game; could have single-handedly beat the phils in that game.
i was kind of surprised to see the comments that support the idea of bringing him back as 5th starter. i would definitely go for it, if his asking price comes down a bit. since there are probably some questions about his long-term durability, teams around the league are probably hesitant to get pedro at 5million. if it comes down a little bit i hope the phils lock him up another year. you cant underestimate the kind of experience a future HOF pitcher brings to the staff/clubhouse.
haha…pedro definitely adds 'lore' to the little run we are on.
Best moment was the NYPost photoshop of Pedro in a diaper – and Pedro's response of "Check out the unit on Baby Pedro!"
Actually I thought he was real good. He ran out of gas in the last game, but they overstretched him. They really didn't have anyone else at that point. If he's well rested in August, I'd give him a call.


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Home List of Titles A local-optimisation based strategy for cost-effective datasets storage of scientific applications in the cloud
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- Massive computation power and storage capacity of cloud computing systems allow scientists to deploy computation and data intensive applications without infrastructure investment, where large application datasets can be stored in the cloud. However, due to the pay-as-you-go model, the datasets should be strategically stored in order to reduce the overall application cost. In this paper, by utilising Data Dependency Graph (DDG) from data provenances in scientific applications, deleted datasets can be regenerated, and as such we develop a novel cost-effective datasets storage strategy that can automatically store appropriate datasets in the cloud. This strategy achieves a localised optimal trade-off between computation and storage, meanwhile also taking users' tolerance of data accessing delay into consideration. Simulations conducted on general (random) datasets and a specific astrophysics pulsar searching application with Amazon's cost model show that our strategy can reduce the application cost significantly.
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- Two-dimensional surface photometry has been performed on a magnitude-limited sample of 46 field galaxies that are classified as ellipticals based on two-dimensional fitting of their luminosity profiles using Hubble Space Telescope imaging. These galaxies are described well by a de Vaucouleurs R1/4 profile. The sample was selected from the combined Canada-France and LDSS redshift surveys and spans the redshift range 0.20 < z < 1.00. This analysis reveals several clear evolutionary trends. First, the relationship between galaxy half-light radius and luminosity evolves with redshift such that a galaxy of a given size is more luminous by ΔMB = -0.97 ± 0.14 mag at z = 0.92 relative to the local cluster elliptical relation. Second, the mean rest-frame color shifts blueward with redshift by Δ(U - V) = -0.68 ± 0.11 at z = 0.92 relative to the same relation in the Coma Cluster. These shifts in color and luminosity of field elliptical galaxies are similar to those measured for cluster ellipticals. Approximately one-third of these elliptical galaxies (independent of redshift) exhibit [O II] 3727 emission lines with equivalent widths > 15 Å, indicating ongoing star formation. Therefore, field elliptical galaxies are not composed entirely of very old stellar populations. Estimated star formation rates (SFR) together with stellar population evolutionary models imply that ≤ 5% of the stellar mass in the elliptical galaxy population has been formed since z = 1. We find some evidence that the dispersion in color among field ellipticals at z ∼ 0.55 may be larger than that seen among samples of cluster ellipticals and SO galaxies at similar redshift. We see no evidence for a decline in the space density of early-type galaxies with lookback time. Both the 〈V/Vmax〉 statistics and a comparison with local luminosity functions are consistent with the view that the population of massive early-type galaxies was largely in place by z ∼ 1. This implies that merging is not required since that time to produce the present-day space density of elliptical galaxies. However, the statistics are poor: a larger sample is required to produce a decisive result.
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Queen Mary College, UNIVERSITY OF London
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
History - World War II
Six semester hours. HIST 4933 and 4953, 5003 and 5003. Because of the unique history of London and all of England during World War II, this course will focus on the major military, political, and social issues surrounding the war with particular emphasis on the European Theatre. The class will rely on a mix of scholarly lectures, class discussion, and historical field trips. Churchill's underground bunker in London, the Imperial War Museum, and former allied air fields will be the centerpieces of field experiences that will supplement lectures and guest speakers.
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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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ANDOVER, Mass. Dolores Lola (Amor) Monks, of Andover, beloved wife of George G. Monks, died at her home, surrounded by her family, on Saturday evening, Nov. 17, 2012. She was 79 years old.
Born in Concord, N.H., on Aug. 11, 1933, she was the daughter of the late Cipriano and Maria (Maza) Amor.
Lola cherished her small-town childhood in the Spanish immigrant community in Montpelier, Vt., where her father was a blacksmith in the granite industry. Her enduring friendships with the Gang from Montpelier High School lasted a lifetime.
Trained as a teacher at the University of Vermont, she went on to meet her husband-to-be while working as a governess in Spain, for the family of her sister-in-law-to-be, Ellen Higgins, of Cape Elizabeth, Maine.
Happily married in Andover for more than 50 years, Lola was a past president of the Andover Garden Club, a member of the National Organization for Women, and served on the board of the Lawrence YWCA. She volunteered at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and as a translator for Spanish-speaking people at Lawrence General Hospital. She also spent many happy days arranging at the Andover Flower Shop alongside her great friend, Phyllis Muto, of Andover.
Lola enjoyed traveling with her family, and her greatest personal satisfaction came from mastering new crafts and art forms. Over the years, her greatest focus was on decoupage with her mentor and dear friend, Joyce Cooper, of North Andover.
Lola will be deeply missed by her husband, George, and her loving children: Gardner Monks and his wife, Tasha Braga, of Los Angeles, Maria Elena Monks, of Andover, Charles C.A. Monks, of Gainesville, Fla., and Alicia M.K. Monks, of Waltham; sister Amparo Ann Bliss, of Montpelier; grandson Eric Braga; and many nieces and nephews. Lola was also the sister of the late Isabel Irwin and Luis Amor.
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College Church > Children and Youth Faith Formation
The Children and Youth Faith Formation Ministry at College Church seeks to nourish and affirm family life in a variety of ways. We offer: Baptism Preparation, Religious Education classes for grades Kindergarten through Eighth Grade, Celebration of the Liturgy of the Word for children ages 5 to 13, a High School Youth Group and a Nursery program for our youngest parish members. We also have SFX Connections, a speaker series for parents, and offer parenting groups and small discussion groups when needed.
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ECHO ... Echoing God's Word
ECHO is a newsletter published by St. Francis Xavier College Church to provide information about our Religious Education programs and activities for children and families.
Download the Fall 2015 issue of ECHO.
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View a slideshow of scenes from our Religious Education classes and activities here and view a slideshow of scenes from our 2012 Christmas Family Mass here.
Religious Education of elementary-age children is the largest program in Family Life at College Church. Family involvement is a major focus of the program. The parents serve as teachers. Our parish is committed to providing the highest quality religious education for our children. We believe in the teamwork of teachers, students, and parents, at home and in the classroom. We ask that all parents assist with the program.
The Sacramental life of our children is important. Preparation for First Eucharist, First Reconciliation, and Confirmation is integrated into the Religious Ed program. A belief in and understanding of the communal nature of the sacramental life of the parish are woven into the fabric of our program. In light of this, the importance of service to the community is emphasized as the students participate in various community projects throughout the year. Attendance is critical. Parental follow-up at home is essential to the success of the program.
Classes are held three/four Sundays a month from September through May. Students and parent-teachers meet from 9:15 a.m to 10:20 a.m. on those Sundays.
The parish Youth Group is comprised of young men and women eighth grade and high school age who gather regularly, usually on Sunday mornings. The focus of these meetings includes continual Christian formation, reflection, socialization, and service to the community.
During the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Liturgy, we provide a safe and comfortable environment for young children ages 6 months to 4 years of age. Our sitters are carefully selected students from the Parish or Saint Louis University. We believe the nursery experience is the entry to family life at College Church. It is here that the children become acquainted and begin to form friendships as they move to Religious Education classes and Children's Liturgy of the Word.
SFX Connections is a speakers series designed for parents. It is our hope to help parents to connect with their children and enrich their family relationships. Speaker dates and topics are announced in the bulletin a few weeks before each presentation.
Liturgy of the Word for Children provides an opportunity for children in grades Kindergarten through seven to experience God's presence in the proclamation of the Word during the 10:30 a.m. Sunday Liturgy. The children are called forward after the Opening Prayer. After the Presider greets the children they process into the Parish Center where they are divided up into four groups according to their grade level. The children return to the congregation following the Prayers of the Faithful. Any child of school age is welcome to attend. No registration is required. With few exceptions, Liturgy of the Word is held every Sunday. There is no Liturgy of the Word for Children during the month of August. The leaders of Liturgy of the Word for Children are parishioners who serve on a rotational basis.


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Get ready to play the blame game! Management vs IT
So a recent article on Ars discusses the increased demand in IT workers. For those of us in the industry, it comes as no surprise that demand for internal staff would eventually bounce back up, BUT there is a downside to the increased demand of which we are all well aware. Once companies start hiring locally, the blame for any screw-up will be put on the newly hired team of insourced IT. Any grand successes will be awarded to the CEO/CTO/Management Team for their "brilliance" in choosing to move away from outsourcing.
That leaves us IT workers (sys admins, developers, designers, etc.) in a precarious position. Our next job may leave a black mark on our resume, bonuses are not guaranteed, and raises will be minimal. Is it then a wonder that the hiring trends (in terms of employee requirements) have shifted to:
- Full-time work rather than contract work.
- Fewer interviews rather than putting up with being grilled (Hey, company X! You aren't the prom queen!).
- Higher salaries. We aren't idiots. We know demand is up because of the increased amount of hiring spam we get from recruiters (mine personally has more than tripled in the past year).
You see, IT workers are not idiots and, like most people, are not looking to be burned more than once; especially in this crap economy. A comfortable job, good pay, and long term safety are priorities for those that choose to work in corporate IT. If we wanted exciting highs! Awesome new tech! A chance to become rich! We sure as hell would not be looking to work for established businesses and networking with recruiters. Instead, we'd take our talents to startups and network with VCs.
For the businesses that finally understand that majority outsourcing DOES NOT WORK (some outsourcing is ok, but if you hit majority outsourcing for IT, you are fucked), you better realize that the fallout from betraying former insourced employees has created a enormous expectation gap. It is up to the CEOs, CTOs, Management Team, and HR to find a way to appease those that have been once (or for the unlucky, twice, thrice, etc.) burned. You are also negotiating with people who do critical thinking for their jobs. We know, nay expect, that you will be putting the blame on hiring insourced IT for any management fuck-ups that lead to a worse fiscal year. In fact, I'd be willing to bet that if a company's revenue doesn't increase after a two or three years of "investing" in insourced IT, management will draw the incorrect conclusion that insourced IT == outsourced IT. Guess what? Anyone who thinks that is stupid. If your fiscal reports just flatline, that means insourced IT stopped your falling bottom line. We bucked the trend and are in fact contributing greatly to the business. Any expectations for insourced IT to be saviors are unrealistic. Only in startups, innovative companies, and firms that invest heavily in research can IT actually make that type of impact. In most other places, we have no power to decide the direction of a company, the products, or in some cases, the technology we get to use! Doing better requires better decision making up top and for that, who should be blamed? Hmm…


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Enterprise Zone rules merit close review
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Thankfully, cooler heads prevailed when the House Finance Committee rejected a cap of as little as $250,000 a year per company. But other bills are still working their way through the statehouse, and a lot of damage could be done between now and the end of this year's session.
These tax credits are aimed at helping revitalize economically distressed areas.
The Northern Colorado Legislative Alliance, Northern Colorado Economic Development Corp., the Colorado Oil and Gas Association and the Colorado Dairy Farmers are among those aligned in the fight.
Whether your business is located in one of these zones or not, this is a battle that deserves your support.
That said, reforms of some sort might be in order.
For the uninitiated, these credits are worth a lot of money. They're not like deductions that change the amount of income that is taxable. Instead, each credit is deducted dollar for dollar from the income tax a company owes. They're available in exchange for capital investments, expansions as well as new hires.
Here's the problem, at least as I see it. The organizations lobbying to keep the enterprise-zone rules unchanged are, unfortunately, relying on figures that could be viewed as exaggerating the value of these credits.
The Colorado Association of Commerce and Industry, in an article being distributed around the state, points out that enterprise zones helped retain 130,551 jobs in 2010.
Job retention is unquestionably part of the reason these zones were created. But the heart of the legislation is job-creation, not retention. No company can seek job-retention tax credits. They just don't exist.
The job-creation numbers, however, are far less impressive, totaling 564 in 2010.
The Denver Post last year put pencil to paper on this and calculated that the program was costing $133,000 per job, given the $75 million in tax credits sought by the companies that created those 564 jobs.
Business groups have assailed the Post's math, saying it grossly under-estimated the benefits provided by the program and created a perception that it is a waste of tax dollars.
No doubt. But the average-cost-per-job cited by the state, while considerably lower, isn't that impressive, either: an average of $7,499 for fiscal years 2000-2009.
Perhaps the Post's calculations were off. But the numbers being offered in defense of maintaining the status quo seem suspect, too.
Rather than put in place what sound to me like a bunch of arbitrary caps, a legislative committee in late February voted to create a task force to study enterprise-zone tax credits and place new limits on the program. These limits primarily would subject them to review every five years to guard against abuses.
That sounds like a reasonable approach. There have been too many questions raised and too many tax credits awarded to potentially undeserving companies to leave things as they are.
Allen Greenberg is the editor of the Northern Colorado Business Report. He can be reached at 970-232-3142 or firstname.lastname@example.com
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The river once went round it
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According to the maps – there is a different printer for each map – intrepid explorers, real estate speculators and anyone with an eye for adventure would expect the river to veer to the left after passing under Linden Street and meander by New Belgium Brewery before it curves back to the right and proceeds under Lincoln Avenue – a path and area referred to as the oxbow.
In actuality, the river glides efficiently straight between Linden and Lincoln. These days, it seems not even rivers take the time to get their kicks along a scenic route.
Historical maps after 1873 consistently show the Poudre flowing through both the oxbow as well as the direct path it currently takes. At the same time. Both flows appear on the maps through 1960. The 1966 map, however, no longer shows the Poudre flowing through the oxbow.
A call to the city of Fort Collins confirmed that the oxbow was cut off sometime in the 1960s due to a "man-made decision." In 2005, a levee was built along the Poudre's northern side between Linden and Lincoln that removed 90 residential and commercial properties from the 100-year floodplain.
Needless to say, the maps the printers are supplying to the chamber and The Group are outdated, but the 1873 map at least includes the river's current path, which the printers' maps do not.
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June 9, 2011 —
GREELEY, PA — You might just see your neighbor, wailing on a saxophone or blowing a brass horn up there, on that time-tested stage saturated with a sense of history. Across the wide wooden dance floor, the powerful sound of nearly 20 musicians and several vocalists will take you back to the days when the Swing Era big band sound was all the rage.
With over 2,000 charts in its musical library, the Moonlight on the Poconos Big Band is likely to know your favorite tune, and only too happy to perform it—for free—at its weekly Tuesday evening rehearsal at the Historic Greeley Inn in Greeley, or at one of its upcoming gigs (see sidebar).
From the "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" to the "Chattanooga Choo Choo," the band does its best to keep the music loved by many alive. Maybe you're "In the Mood" for Glen Miller's classic, or are yearning for some "Summertime." Either way, it's likely you'll be tapping along in no time, particularly when they bust out the Pennsylvania Polka.
The non-profit organization is led by saxophonist Hank Grilk, whose wife Ann Marie is one of the band's vocalists. Their son, Andy, also plays sax in the band. Hank's love of big band music hearkens back to the days when he ran the Sound of Swing Big Band in Rhode Island. The Grilks retired to Lakeville and Hank began looking for a local big band opportunity. Finding none, he placed some ads and contacted local music stores to reach potential players. Word got around, and musicians from surrounding communities in Pennsylvania and New York began showing up to sit in on the Greeley sessions.
Skill levels range from average to exceptional, and members range in age from teens to seniors. All of them aim to recreate the big band sound that won hearts from the 1930s to '50s. "We're trying to perform this music the way the original artists intended it to be performed, so the charts we have are taken from the original charts that, for example, Count Basie used," said Hank.
"This is not easy stuff. Every single person in the band is playing a different part, so every musician is important. There's opportunity for some people to improvise and do solos. Just feeling it, telling the story through your music, through your horn. That's the way it was back in the days of the Swing Era."
The band is always looking for places to play and welcomes all to their rehearsals at the inn. "Have a great meal, enjoy the music, do some ballroom dancing or just listen," said Hank, who will partner up for a go at the fox trot if you ask. "These people have been so gracious here. The room was filled with junk, but when they cleaned it out, they discovered the backdrop and the silhouettes of musicians on the stage."
The band plays for free, but respectfully accepts donations to cover expenses such as transportation. "There aren't too many big bands around anymore, but people still love it," said Hank. "We intend to keep it alive as long as possible." Visit www.moonlightonthepoconosbigband.com [1] for more information.
Dance the night away
• Catch the band at its weekly rehearsal in the Historic Greeley Inn on Route 590, Greeley, PA (www.thehistoricgreeleyinn.com/index.html [2]). A hearty buffet prepared by the Inn's owners, Teodora and Adrian Saveanu, begins at 6 p.m., followed by the rehearsal from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Listen along as the band, filled with members from nearby communities, works out the kinks of various classics and also performs some of their most polished numbers.
• The band has upcoming gigs scheduled for June 14, from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at the Highland Senior Center in Eldred, NY ($10 per person) and at Central Park in Honesdale, PA on July 14, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. (free of charge).


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Senator John Kerry's confirmation hearing as Secretary of State was held today. Kerry drew some heat on his Syria policy and he also spoke on Iran's nuclear program. "The president has made it definitive–we will do what we must to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon," he said in his opening statement to the committee. "I repeat here today: our policy is not containment. It is prevention and the clock is ticking on our efforts to secure responsible compliance." He added, "No one should mistake our resolve to reduce the nuclear threat." He said Obama "knows that American foreign policy is not defined by drones and deployments alone. We cannot allow the extraordinary good we do to save and … Continue reading


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We chatted with Nao again this week. We didn't get to pretend we were in Paris, because iChat (and thus its special effects) weren't working. But we had a very productive talk on Skype, and now we'd like to fill you in.
Plans for the comfort station are coming along. Nao found warming heart gel packs for soothing purposes (click Read More to see). For the station itself, we want a cabana lean-to; the icon could be a red cross tilted to an X. Before Nao gets here, we'll put together a questionnaire asking Haverfordians what their worries are. We'll have a big sewing party to make fanny packs; Nao had the idea to make origami flowers from dollar bills and cover them with Velcro dots.