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An announcement last week of a new director for the Adult & Child Therapy Services (ACTS) prompted me to visit with Kim Larson, executive director since 2004. Larson notified the board in June she was stepping down but stayed until a new director was hired.
Larson is succeeded by John Buckley of Woodstock, who has been working in the nonprofit sector more than 15 years. Buckley was most recently vice president of institutional advancement for Naper Settlement Museum in Naperville.
During her eight years at ACTS, Larson says she is most pleased with increasing the staff and services by 50 percent, expanding the early intervention (birth to 3 years) program, and adding equipment at the facility.
"We reduced the waiting list of little ones needing early intervention," Larson explained. "They did not have to wait months, which made a huge difference. Sadly, funding has been cut. The same services are provided but the waiting list is longer."
Larson's extensive community service includes Christmas Clearing House chairwoman from 2005 to 2010 for the Woodstock Rotary Club, where she continues to be active. She says her free-time activities include taking a trip with her husband to "lie on the beach and read a book" and spend time with her grandson.
Easter Seals Therapy Center (forerunner to ACTS) was established in Woodstock by Dr. John Tambone and Dr. Bernard Neuchiller. In 1947, Eleanor McClurkin came to Tambone, explaining she needed physiotherapy. From that contact, Tambone and Neuchiller took the lead in organizing a local Easter Seals chapter with the first meeting Dec. 13, 1949.
Board members and volunteers (mostly Red Cross Gray Ladies) in those first years took equipment to the homes of the handicapped. Founders stressed ability to pay was never a criteria. My wife, Fran, was a board member and served as a psychological counselor.
An important reason for the success of ACTS was the leadership of Susan Martino, who served as director from 1987 to 2004. Martino increased services as the client list expanded.
Hearthstone Community sold the last of eight new Prairie Home duplexes, a significant achievement in meeting the needs of people downsizing their residences. In addition, HC builder Tom Lafontaine is refurbishing older duplexes that were slated for demolition.
These 750-square-foot units are half the size of the newer duplexes. The cost is $99,000, but 80 percent of that money is refundable when the unit is sold.
HC is remodeling apartments at Hearthstone Village as requested by new tenants.
Deb Rabine, director of marketing and public relations, said, "So many independent seniors are looking to downsize. We offer three different options to help them. This is another way we serve seniors in our community."
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November 21, 2002
6:00 P.M. Dinner
Private Dining Room, Harris-Jefferson Student Center
6:45 P.M. Business Meeting
Hebert Gallery
1. Call to Order
2. Approval of Minutes - October 18, 2002
3. Enrollment Management Report - Mr. John Cardwell
4. Financial and Administrative Affairs Report - Mrs. Shelia Johnson
Hatter Hall Project Facilities Study
5. Academic Affairs Report - Dr. Don Smith Compact Report Beckley Campus Report
6. Student Affairs Report - Mrs. Kathy Epperly Brian Delp Memorial Service
7. Institutional Development Report - Dr. Felica Blanks
8. Greenbrier Campus Report - Dr. Dave Perkins
9. President's Update
10. Executive Session
11. Next Meeting Date - December 19, 2002
12. Other
13. Adjournment
November 21, 2002
Members Present: Mr. Norris Kantor, Mr. John Barnes, Ms. Ruth Payne Brown, Mr. Burt Clark, Ms. Carol Baldwin Dr. Steve Bourne, Mr. Frank Wilkinson, Dr. Lynn Guy, Mr. Jack Caffrey, Ms. Ann Crowe
Members Absent: The Reverend Garry Moore
Staff Present: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. Jim Nelson, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Dr. David Perkins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Kathy Epperly, Mr. John Cardwell, Ms. Vivian Sidote
Board Chairman Norris Kantor called the meeting to order.
A motion was made and seconded (BClark/ACrowe) to approve the minutes of the October 18 Board of Governors' meeting as submitted. Motion carried.
Enrollment Report
Mr. Cardwell distributed information on enrollment management. He said the College is continuing to see an increase in the enrollment for the Fall Semester, with enrollment figures for the Spring 2003 Semester exceeding enrollment figures for the same time period a year ago. Mr. Cardwell noted that students attending BSC range in age from 13 years of age to 74. He also said he would provide the Board of Governors with finalized Fall Semester enrollment figures that will show the College's enrollment for the semester at a level above 3000 students.
Business & Finance Report
Mrs. Johnson distributed the Classified Employees' Handbook to Board members, who were requested to review the information, then take action on the Handbook at the next Board meeting.
She gave an update of the Hatter Hall initiative. She said windows for the building are being shipped from England, and the light pole that will be placed near the building is being manufactured in Canada. She estimated that this work will be completed by December 31. There was discussion concerning Hatter Hall.
Mrs. Johnson introduced Mr. Bill Dittoe (Educational Facilities Consultants, LLC), who reviewed the College's space utilization report. She noted that GCCC is utilizing its facilities at a 90% level, and Bluefield campus utilization stands at 50%.
Mr. Dittoe said the College is mandated by the State to develop an updated master plan every ten years. He said this study is very important because of the significant changes that are occurring in higher education and because of the concurrent financial challenges faced by the State. He said this report will be sent to the Higher Education Policy Commission (HEPC) for approval, following its approval by the BSC Board of Governors. Mr. Dittoe reviewed the report. The two primary recommendations in this study are to expand parking and to create additional space near Conley Hall and the Hardway Library for pedestrian use. Mr. Dittoe fielded questions following his presentation. Academic Affairs Report
Dr. Smith talked about the programs to be offered by BSC in Beckley as a part of the five college Beckley Regional Higher Education Consortium, along with the proposed courses to be taught by the various institutions in the Beckley area. There was a long discussion concerning the programs offered in the Beckley area.
Dr. Smith said that annually the HEPC requires that each public college and university in West Virginia develop and submit an Institutional Compact. This Compact reflects historical data of the institution, as well as its achievements and goals. Work continues on the development of the BSC Community & Technical College and Baccalaureate Institutional Compacts. These documents must be submitted by December 15.
Dr. Smith indicated that the Board of Governors would be receiving during the Spring Semester a proposal from a group of faculty and academic administrators focusing upon improving the structure of tenure, promotion and faculty evaluations.
Ms. Jennifer McIntosh, Director of Social Justice from WVU, recently visited BSC. She invited BSC to send all of our position announcement to WVU, adding that she can help to increase the number of qualified minority applicants for positions at BSC.
Student Affairs Report
Mrs. Epperly informed the Board of the support provided by BSC to students who were deeply saddened by the recent death of Bluefield State student Brian Delp. A memorial service in Mr. Delp's honor was held at the College and Dr. Walker presented Mr. Delp's college diploma to his parents. She said several scholarships are being established in memory of Mr. Delp.
Mrs. Epperly mentioned that the College is in the process of establishing a BSC Community Choir. To date, approximately 25 students and community residents have expressed interest in joining the choir.
Mrs. Epperly said the College will participate in the "Great American Smokeout" on December 2.
A Christmas party for young children of BSC students and staff will be held on in the Harris-Jefferson Student Center.
Mrs. Epperly presented a report on the Student Support Services program at BSC. Student Support Services is a federal funded program focused upon providing assistance to disadvantaged students, many of whom are first generation college students. She said in addition to the grant, the Student Support Services program at BSC has received an additional $40,000 that will be awarded to 40 students (25 freshmen, and 15 sophomores, to assist them in their pursuit of a college education. A luncheon will be held on December 5, at which time each of these 40 students will be presented a $500 check for this semester and $500 for the Spring Semester.
Dr. Felica Blanks
Dr. Blanks distributed information and presented a report concerning the activities and goals of the Bluefield State College Foundation, Title III, and the BSC Research and Development Corporation. There was discussion that followed.
Dr. David Perkins
Dr. Perkins distributed copies of the Goals and Objectives for the Greenbrier Community College Center.
Dr. Perkins reviewed the most recent visit to GCCC by BSC administrative staff.
He requested that a grant writing workshop be held at GCCC.
Dr. Perkins indicated that GCCC is working with the College to develop an extensive professional development program for the staff of Appalachian Electronics in Lewisburg.
President's Update
Dr. Walker delivered a Powerpoint presentation, highlighting the activities of the College during the four weeks since the October, 2002 Board of Governors' meeting.
Remarks from Chairman Kantor
Mr. Kantor indicated that, in an effort to obtain the deed to the Greenbrier Community College Center facility, he wrote a letter requesting that the deed be written. Mr. Kantor said he had to hire a lawyer, Mr. Jesse Guills, to write the deed and get it signed.
Mr. Kantor announced that there was a meeting on November 15 with the HEPC, attended by the chair of each of the ll public colleges and three public universities in West Virginia. It was a closed meeting, and generated a considerable amount of discussion concerning the role of the HEPC and the role of the institution's governing boards. Mr. Kantor said this group wants to meet every three months to discuss emerging and evolving issues. He said one of the primary topics of discussion at the November 15 meeting was the budget. He said state colleges would be fortunate if the budget cut for the next fiscal year is only 10 percent. He said it is the desire of HEPC that the institution's governing boards implement the cuts. HEPC also desires that a united front be presented by higher education to state legislators. HEPC is seeking to form a committee (composed of one member from each Board) to meet regularly and contact the State Legislature and the Governor to be advocates for public higher education in West Virginia. Mr. Kantor said, in order to satisfy the State Legislature, there must be significant progress in moving toward the goals contained in our Institutional Compacts. He added that, if BSC wishes to obtain additional state funding, the College must demonstrate to HEPC that it is developing new or restructured initiatives that address a pressing need within the state.
Mr. Kantor said he has seen the draft of the WV Higher Education Policy Commission study of Bluefield State College. He said Dr. Walker and staff are reviewing it.
Executive Session A motion was made and second (LGuy/FWilkinson) to go into executive session at 9:10 p.m. to discuss personnel issues. Motion carried.
A motion was made and second (RBrown/BClark) to go back into regular session at 9:35 p.m. Motion carried.
Meeting Date
The next meeting of the BSC Board of Governors will be held on Thursday, December 19, 2002 at 6:45 p.m. in the Private Dining Room/Harris-Jefferson Student Center.
With no other business to transact, the meeting adjourned at 9:40 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Norris Kantor

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ST. CLAIRSVILLE – City council passed several ordinances addressing ongoing and future issues during the Tuesday night's meeting.
Council passed a resolution strongly opposing the passage of House Bill 5 by the Ohio General Assembly. The bill proposes uniformity measures for municipal income tax in the form of unfunded mandate. It is believed the bill will result in the substantial loss of revenue for the city. While municipalities agree that revenue neutral uniformity will ease compliance burdens for businesses in and potentially locating in Ohio, the language in the bill is detrimental to the financial stability of municipalities.
The motion went on to specify that unfunded mandates will cripple the ability of municipalities to provide basic services to residents and businesses. In addition, the recent reductions of Local Government Funding has meant a loss of $82,375 in revenue and will result in an additional loss of $95,830.
The city must also work under the loss of the estate tax, an annual average of $354,581. St. Clairsville has also lost $10,773 in revenue due to the accelerated phase-out of promised reimbursement for the loss of revenues to the repeal of Tangible Personal Property Tax.
Council noted that the state oversight of income tax administration, policies and procedures will hamper the ability to administer the tax effectively. Council urges the state legislators to reject the bill. The Ohio General Assembly is urged to work with local municipalities and focus on restoring previous funding levels.
In other matters, council passed an ordinance to make additional permanent appropriations for normal expenses and other expenditures for 2013. A total of $603,153.70 was appropriated for the general fund, $203.26 for drug enforcement, $2,000 for employee medical reimbursement, $35,700 for police pension and $3,424.40 in unclaimed funds. It was necessary to pass the ordinance so the city might file for an amended certificate from the county auditor.
Also, council passed an ordinance accepting the preliminary plat for the Ashburn Greene II subdivision with conditions outlined by the city planning commission. The success of Ashburn Greene has led to the planned expansion. An inspector will be on-site during construction. Compaction must be confined along Young Lane.
In addition, council passed an ordinance authorizing the director of public services to purchase a trailer-mounted high pressure sewer line cleaner under the cooperative purchasing program. An expenditure in excess of $25,000 was authorized.
Police Chief Martin Kendzora reported a major problem in parking violations on behalf of people who are researching leases at the courthouse and are ignoring the two-hour parking limit. He warned that towing would begin should these violations continue.
Regarding the city streets, council noted increasing issues with potholes, but hot patches cannot be applied until spring.
Councilman Frank Sabatino noted the fire district released its yearly report. He said fire losses for 2012 total $308,000. Structure fire loss comes to $76,200 and vehicle loss $229,000. Losses of $2,000 were from other sources.
Chris Munn, government aggregation administrator of volunteer energy, presented a check for $4,212 for the city's community re-investment.
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Has the world been dropped on it's collective head? I mean every time I open a magazine, watch a tv show, listen to a song or go out to see a flick, there are people giving me the sexy eyes while sucking on a death stick. Okay, I don't see the sexy eyes in songs, but its in the lyrics non stop. What gives? I thought the idea of cigs equals sexy died back in the early 90's. Is it cool all over again to destroy your face, voice, stink and oh yeah kill yourself in a not so pretty way? The world really does have a short memory. What do you think?
What got me going today is this video (sex selling brand ad) featuring the drug addicted actress Lindsay Lohan sucking down cig after cig in her chain smoking way. All while rolling around in bed with not one but two other waifs models all puffing away. If that wasn't bad enough, they also seem to be use the smoke as some kind of sex toy… cough cough.. vomit… is what went through my head. Not oh yeah.. sexy.
What I did like about the video was the shooting, lighting, the music and yes bodies on top of bodies.. but come on… stop making me gag on all the cigs, PLEASE!
Speak up.. what gives, are all the under 30 pretty people really into smoking?
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According to Matt Gelb, catcher Sebastian Valle has been promoted to Triple-A Lehigh Valley. Valle, 22, was an Eastern League All-Star this year for Reading, hitting .261/.281/.438. Valle has struggled with plate discipline, walking at a low 3.8% and striking out 25.5% of the time, but has seemed to recouped some of the power (13 HR, 13 2B in 2012) he displayed in 2010 (16 HR, 28 2B for Lakewood). Tommy Joseph, acquired in the Hunter Pence deal, will start every day for Reading.
In a corresponding move, Michael LoRe of the ExpressTimes is reporting that Tuffy Gosewisch of the IronPigs has been sold to Toronto to make room for Valle and to create space for Erik Kratz, who will be bumped to Triple-A with the return of Brian Schneider.
In a corresponding but separate Tweet, Gelb reported that Ruben Amaro Jr. stated that Domonic Brown will be in the Phillies outfield for 2013. Brown is expected to play each of the three outfield positions and will receive everyday playing time in 2013. Brown was originally penciled in tonight's line-up but is a scratch due to a delayed flight.
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Ruben Amaro. What an effin genius. What do you have a crystal ball. Never mind giving Brown the outlandish idea that he might have to actually EARN a spot in the outfield. I'm really losin it with Ruben. There is just no reason to make that kind of statement even if you believe it. No reason.
The Dipsy
I have to agree. Even if he is going to be in the outfield, it gives the wrong impression that no work is required.
I wonder if he'll change his tune if Brown sucks, gets injured, or is totally outplayed by someone else in the spring. I seem to recall he said before this season that Brown would spend the entire year at Lehigh Valley.
No matter how you rate Amaro's roster moves, there's no denying that he has his foot in his mouth almost constantly.
From what I read today, Amaro DID NOT GUARANTEE a spot for Brown.
That still doesn't change my feeling that he sticks his foot in his mouth too often.
It's time for brown to show his worth to the organization that has invested a lot of time ,money and baseball training waiting for him to mature into the player we all hope he becomes.
@george m — that's kind of a ridiculous statement to make. What about Tuffy Gosewich (traded yesterday), or Derrick Mitchell (at Lehigh Valley), who were both drafted before Brown? Were you demanding that they too produce something for the investment the Phillies have made?
FYI, there were 298 position players drafted before Dom Brown in 2006. Of those 298, a grand total of 20 have more major league at bats than Brown does. If he contributes anything at all, even as a 4th outfielder, or is traded for a relief pitcher or a utilitiy infielder, he will have been a huge bargain.
I don't have a problem with Amaro's statement.
Is he going to work harder if he's competing for a spot, or if he knows it's all on his shoulders? And whatever the answer to that question is, in which situation will he play better — if he knows he has the job and can focus on it, or if he has the added pressure of competing for a job? And, by the way, who would he compete with? Mayberry? Schierholtz? Nix?
He is being called up a month early. Understandable after trading away 2/3 of the starting outfield.
Well, the "You and John Mayberry Jr are competing for a spot" approach hasn't worked so, yes, I think it's time to let your best prospect have the job without worrying about looking over his shoulder.
Eric Hosmer is struggling this year… he was compared to Joey Votto. The Royals haven't given up on Hosmer, as they shouldn't. Jason Heyward… Giancarlo Stanton (might want to change his name back to Mike)… the list goes on and one. Young players struggle – it's an adjustment that players go through and the organization has to commit to let them go through it. I don't see any other way around it. Mike Trout hit .220 in his first 120 major league AB's last year… he's leading the way on most MVP ballots this year. Give the kid a chance to work through his struggles. It's not like he played God awful while he was up…
I do not have an iota of confidence in Ruben Amaro, Jr. I still fume about the timing and length of Ryan Howards contract, giving him a bonanza with two years left on his then current deal. We are stuck with Howard until 2017.. And, why did we wait 'till the last minute to sign Cole Hamels when we could have done so two years ago and saved a bucket of money? AMARO CANNOT BE TRUSTED WITH FINANCES. I hope he gets fired, except, knowing the Phils, they might bring back Ed Wade. A least management under Amaro is not lazy. They may be reckless, but not lazy.
Personally, I wish Victorino and Pence all the best. I will miss them both.
Hey Dip shit. shut up you piece of dip shit
Hey Jeff! Got your hands out of your pants long enough to use a keyboard! Atta guy.
The Dipsy
This just proves the RAJ had nothing to do with the championship we won. We won't win another as long as he's in charge.
You guys are all acting retarded. Grow up. D.Brown is up and it's sink or swim time. Laynce Nix is hete next year and will have to preform to. Juan is a quality OBP guy and earned another year here. Last, Valle is our second catcher next year and we have replace alot of MiLB depth today. It hurts but we were out and it had to be done.
I have faith to that this allowed us money to buy 3rd base and such in the winter. We can replace Joe with AAA talent and save alot of money to.
I saw the word retarded, and was drawn to the conversation.
But seriously, you seem to be conveying hope that this is a 1 year turnaround.
The problem I see with forecasting that (if you are) is even if you get suitable players at needed positions, you're aging in other core spots. And the intra division competition seems pretty good.
I'll root for it, but I think a tough challenge lies ahead. If I had to guess (had to, mind you), I'd guess guys like Chase, Doc, Cliff, RyHo have probably played their last playoff games in Phillie unis.
But, ya gotta keep plugging, so no point attaching to a fearful negative outlook. But that's my view.
i think it will take 2 yrs to be back fully and contend seriously.
Juan Pierre aint gonna be here next year, homey. He's playing on a one year deal.
The Dipsy
It's ridiculous of you guys to criticize Amaro for saying Brown will be in the 2013 outfield.
Clearly this kid needs confidence. The front office has never shown much in him to this point and that's probably really messed with him. Would you rather Amaro say "yeah we'll put Brown out there but the first time he effs up he's going to the minors for the rest of his career."
Besides, just because Amaro says this now doesn't mean it's permanent. People say things all the time. You really think that if Brown hits .100 the rest of this year and into next season that Amaro's gonna leave him out there because he said he would? Heck no, this is nothing more than trying to give a kid a vote of confidence.
Never shown much confidence in Brown? Give me a break. They refused to trade him more than once and kept him on the roster the first time he was up, even though he probably should have been at AAA. They gave him a long look in 2011.
And if Amaro's statement has nothing to do with permanence, then why bother to say it? It only makes him look stupid if Brown really can't cut it after this so-called "vote of confidence," and would hurt the kid's confidence even more.
Also, your statement, "Would you rather Amaro say "yeah we'll put Brown out there but the first time he effs up he's going to the minors for the rest of his career." is totally going to an opposite and ridiculous extreme, and wouldn't be said by anybody.
Schmenkman raised some valid arguments. As far as I'm concerned, you have raised only nonsense.
No game day post, I suppose some are in mourning.
All the commotion about Down Town Dominic Brown – sure, he could have hit the league average but its like being happy that Ryan Howard hit .300 in the playoffs, regardless of 0 rbi.
D Brown did nothing with men in scoring position… chance after chance after chance – he could not produce.
You're seriously going to draw conclusions from 62 at bats?
You must know that 1) those stats fluctuate wildly, since sample sizes are small, and 2) for the vast majority of players, while RISP stats may go up and down from one year to the next, over several years they wind up looking pretty much like their overall stats.
D Brown had 3 times as many atbats in 2011 as he did in 2010.
Like I said, I watched him, I too believed in him and honestly, I hope I am wrong about him. He will have to start showing some signs of life when there are runners in scoring position.
Dom Brown had 14 RBI with RISP (in 56 AB) and a .213 babip. Pence has 40 RBI this year in 126 AB with RISP with a .260 babip.
Amy- You know, I hadn't thought of it that way, but you're so right. They're even kinda like the three of us Noelle Yep, these are all from my fidels two of the less successful ones, sadly. They are good to munch, though; the kids are always bringing ears back to the galle to roast (i.e., char) on coals.Left by clare on October 5th, 2005
Frandsen is our 3b! Two run dinger off Strasburgh. Love the new team, LOL.
This is almost humorous. The new kid hits a 2 run home run when his older, more experienced counterparts could not even put wood on the ball to move him over.
I guess he's young compared to Polanco, but the "new kid" is 30 years old…
I was surprised. Frandsen was hitting over .300 for his last 670 ABs over 2 years. Pretty good AAA numbers.
mlbs website plugged Joseph in as the Phils #4 prospect and Ethan Martin at #6.
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I wouldn't mind having Tom McCarthy play left field next year. He might suck, but I would not have to listen to his bumbling idiot routine for 3 hours each night.
Hear it for Juan Pierre –
And here goes Lee….
I don't see why we don't keep Juan next year. He's speed, vet presence and talent.
Nobody on base and Junior with a nice double
No gameday post tonight, so I'll just say here: WOW!!! I don't think I've seen an inside-the-park home run live before! Amazing!!!!
Amazing.. the Golden Boy has never given up more than 4 runs in a game so nobody has seen that either. I'd say Cliffy might be getting his chi back? Hit, rbi, sb?
And with a 6 run lead, maybe the Phils can hold it?? Maybe?
I'm kind of in disbelief. Where was this pep the last few months?
Wait a minute – MLB is telling me that Cliffy's velocity is up to 93? That, if I recall is prime beef for him.
I cannot believe Davey Johnson is leaving the Golden Boy out there
Tell me that wasn't odd – Strasburg bats in the bottom of the 4th and is replaced in the 5th. OK then
I'm a little late to reply, but….Strasburg is hitting .333/.405/.545, so Davey Johnson probably didn't want to waste a PH so early in the game, even though he knew he was taking Strasburg out.
In rereading your post Ian, I see that when Schneider comes back, Kratz will go down. That makes absolutely no sense what so ever. Kratz has 3 hrs in 19 official atbats, Schnides 2 hrs in 69 official at bats. The average is not to be compared (only 19 at bats) but still – why not just let Kratz play himself out of the position rather than kick him back down?
There is more to being a catcher than hitting a few home runs. In fact, it's primarily a defensive position. Kratz must have some weaknesses, or he'd have been used more often, or he'd even be the backup catcher on an ML team.
I'm looking at Kratz vs Schneider – I choose Kratz hands down.
i agree brooks schnieder should have been DFA'd as soon as he was cleared to play! why the hell would they want to keep a guy who can't hit, can't run, and hardly throws anyone out! kratz has shown me at least he called a good game, hit for power, drove in some crucial runs. i just don't get that!
and to reply to george about his defense. i didn't see any weakness! he called a good game blocked tough pitches in the dirt, did what a catchers supposed to do. and as far as not playing? really with chooch? right now if i had my druthers chooch would catch just as he has when schnieder was here before no more no less, same with kratz he should play no more or no less than schnieder. another thought on why kratz should stay. how many RH bats do we have now? our OF is 4 L and 1R if anybody noticed shit holes the guy from the giants is a LH bat. whats that leave us on the bench?
Schneider has been outplayed by a young and hungry catcher in Erik Kratz and he should not be allowed to re-claim his spot. Kratz is no worse defensively than Schneider and he brings energy… plus, he's getting valuable experience playing with Chooch (they seem to have a nice connection). DFA Schneider – if you can get him back down to LHV to work with Valle, fine. If not, adios.
Letting Strasburg bat there makes sense if the Nationals come back later in the game. He's not a bad hitter. What's the likelihood a pinch hitter comes in with 2 outs in the 4th and sparks a rally? The approach there is that they are just giving away an at-bat. Save a pinch hitter for a more crucial part in the game.
With a man on first? Nah, try to get what you can
I would let Strasburg bat even if the Nationals planned to take him out. He is 11 for 33 and has 4 doubles and 1 home run in 33 official plate appearances. He also has 3 walks. That is very good production.
Anybody hear the interview that TMac and Wheels had with Amaro earlier in the game?? Ruben actually said that he doesn't like to waste ownership's money.
well, then i'm definitely the one on the right. brlnliait, but missing several pieces that would nicely round out the package. heh. package.sorry. i just bombed a midterm. you're getting my post-completion stress reaction.Left by amy on October 6th, 2005
If Ruben cared about the owners money he would quit.
But more importantly.
After tonights win the Nats lead is down to 15.5
We can do this guys.
Did you say over?
Nothing is over until we decide it is.
Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor? Hell, no."
"And it ain't over now
Hee hee! That's my favorite thing that they play on the scoreboard in the later innings.
Let's…. DO IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
AFW you crack me up man! that last paragraph.. was that from animal house? that sounded like belushi!
I would LOVE to hear Amaro say that he doesn't like to waste ownership's money. What a load of crap that is. Recently, I bet he was handed his ass by ownership for being a spendthrift.
OWNERSHIP: "Hey Ruben, how come you didn't sign Cole earlier and you wouldn't have your balls to the fire by his agent. We could have saved money and time.
RUBEN: "Errrr, Sorry guys. I promise I'll be frugal in the future. I know we're in this not so much to win but to make money for the ownership. I wish I knew that when I signed Howard . Hee, Hee, Hee. THAT was embarrassing!""
OWNERSHIP: Good boy, Reben. Now fill our drinks up and get us some sandwiches."
Lee is at 103 pitch count – I think Cholly leaves him in for at least 1 more
Nix with a terrible game, 3 strike outs –
Like, and like, and like. TG is no longer a prospect. Though I do have to wonder why Toronto is always looking for catchers. I was looking over the rosters this afternoon. This all makes complete sense. Valle is quite a bit ahead of Joseph. They both need quality starts, a lot of them. Good to see Valle in Lehigh. Joseph has a great team to basically walk into as a starter.
WIN WIN all around.
Downtown with a hit! Nice
Tracey do you think Cliff is tasting that chicken dinner?
Hooo ya! Nice
Brooks: Winner winner.
Wow… I still can't believe it…
chicken dinner
And here's Harry…
ok, really no hopes, but it was a good game.
Dom Brown will NOT make it thru next year as our starting OFer. He can't play the field, he holds his hands to high and is gonna get busted inside regularly, plus he's a mutt. When things get tough he shuts down instead of grit his teeth. Youth, stupidity, cowardice, lazy….call it what you want. It just goes to show that a long sweet left handed swing doesn't make you Darryl Strawberry. He did nothing in AAA to earn a spot in the starting lineup. I'd like to see him have a decent two months and then get traded.
The Dipsy
Has he been in a consistent situation AT ALL in the last 3 years?
Not trying to defend him, but he is the poster child for Top Prospects thrown into some weird, very weird situations. Then take into consideration his injuries. Look into the last 3 years.
Dipsy you are giving advise on a player. Who the fuk are you dude.
Go away you asshole.
Let's go eat!
One great thing about today is I got to unfollow Pences twitter and facebook pages.
Nothing against him. Seems like a great guy and he did alot of charity stuff etc etc.
But AFW dont like no giants players pages. ( said in Charlies West Virginia accent)
Agreed, I guess it's because he just wasn't here long enough. But I gotta admit, it's going to take me a little longer with Shane.
At least its sink or swim for D Brown.
But this should have happened 15 months ago.
Then we would have known and traded him maybe when he had any value. Or let him platy if he earned it.
But Ruben Minaya likes to hold his precious things in his hands till he cracks them and they have no value.
I aint got much more for 2012 boys and girls.
Hard to work up a rant for a team this bad.
But I did see a win coming tonight and expect their best baseball of 2012 to come.
And it has nothing to do with 1b and 2b.
i'm watching bastardo pitching the eight .. he gets the first batter to fly out to medium left . a lefty. then harper strikes out on 4 nasty sliders. and what happens? good time cholly comes out to pull bastardo with 2 outs and nobody on with a 6 run lead! and does anybody wonder why he's got confidence problems! did anyone notice the look on his face as he walked off the mound? he looked not happy! i think being in last place going no effin where leave the guy in to face the righty to build up his ego a bit and maybe you'll get the bastard of a pitcher back ya had the first half of last year! and everybody says our young guys stink! they need a manager who beleives in them so they can believe in themselves. fire the old fart asap! by the way schwimmer looked really good in the ninth!
What would have happened to Bastardo's confidence if he'd been left in and COULDN'T get the right handed batter?
Tony LaRussa always switched pitchers for different handed batters, and he's considered great. Manuel tries it and he's an idiot and should be fired. Yeah, right!
well george i agree with you beleive it or not but ! but only if we're in a relavent race! we're not so now is the time to find out what a players made of! i wasn't bashing the move in itself. it was the right move if you're in a race or a tight game. but it was a time to give a guy a chance to redeem himself. charlie is not very good with young players. i love the guy for bring a ws. to us but as you can see the older core is not gonna be here much longer and we need a manager that knows how to bring the young ones along. now bastardo isn't what i call a young one cuase he's been around about 3 yrs but to me the guy is fragile mentally right now and doing what he did only makes things worse if the guy thinks the manager has no confidence. and as far as your sarcastic remark of yea right! he is an idiot and should be fired! for doing that and lots of other dumb moves this year. he's cost us at least 7-10 games being outmanaged by others managers who play him like a fiddle. he refuses to change utley howard back to back! chooch should be between them to limit opposing manager use of a LH reliever for one. batting j-bag third for two long with no production, and then moving him to leadoff where he doesn't belong. etc. etc. i could go on but i'm tired of typing. Right?
I think the 7-10 games estimate is way too high, but there really is no way to prove or disprove that.
Regarding splitting Utley and Howard, are you saying that managers would not bring in a LOOGY just to face Howard? I think they would.
As it is, the LOOGY faces both Utley and Howard, and that's fine, since Utley has always hit lefties about as well as righties:
For his career:
vs. RHP: .885 OPS, .378 wOBA
vs. LHP: .868 OPS, .379 wOBA
Once again, I have to disagree. If Manuel was so bad with young players, I don't think the Phils would have stood a chance in 2008, because that team was mostly just that. Also, in 2007, he had enough confidence in Kendrick to keep him in the in the rotation the entire year.
In fact, he's been there for the development of most the team.
You also didn't answer my question about what would have happened to Bastardo's confidence if he couldn't get the righty out. I think if you're trying to bolster someone's confidence, you don't risk putting him in a situation with a way higher chance of failure. Maybe the race doesn't count, but Manuel must still be cautious when a player's psyche is at stake. Why should Bastardo be forced, perhaps before he's ready, to face the kind of hitter he's had problems with the entire season? Let him gain confidence by getting out ALL the guys he faces.
The "yeah, right!" was not directed at you personally, but at fans in general who always seem to blame Manuel when it's his players that don't perform. It's idiotic to be blaming one manager (Manuel) and praising another for the exact same types of decisions.
Here are some things to consider:
Shane Victorino came to the Phillies as a Rule 5 player.
Jayson Werth came to the Phillies as a backup outfielder who had been given up on by the Orioles and the Dodgers.
The key thing is that by getting rid of Pence and Victorino, they have opened up spots for players to claim. Dominic Brown is in the mix. But he knows that he has to make the most of his opportunity. But maybe a younger version of Victorino or Werth will also come along.
I think the problem with Amaro is that he forgets how the Phillies were built. They weren't built by huge free agent contracts. Look at the 2008 team. There were a lot of players on that World Series roster who were in their first three years in the majors including Hamels, Victorino and Ruiz.
Regarding Hunter Pence, I don't see him as a great player. Defensively, he doesn't seem to be a great judge of fly balls. He made several costly misplays early in the year. While he has a great arm and can uncork some great throws, I don't see him as being that valuable defensively. Offensively, he has shown some pop. But I don't know how much of an improvement he really was over Dominic Brown last year.
The 2008 Phils weren't built with free agent contracts because they had their own talent, due in large part to high draft picks. They also had a starting pitching staff of Hamels and mediocrity, which had to be improved. They were pretty lucky to obtain Victorino and Werth for 2009, but still needed to shore up the rotation.
I don't think Amaro has forgotten at all. It's just that the Phils haven't had those high draft picks for a half-dozen years now. Some players had to be locked in, because with no draft picks, there's no more influx of young, cost controlled talent.
The third sentence of the first paragraph should read: They were pretty lucky to obtain Victorino and Pence, but for 2009, they still needed to shore up the rotation.
I was writing too fast the first time.
The first version made more sense to me 🙂
Schmenk: Once again I was typing too fast. I meant, of course, Werth, not Pence. I can see why that second comment made no sense.
I wanted to make it clear that I knew that Werth and Vic were already on the team when 2009 rolled around.
Getting Pence, of course, was a later move.
Didn't the Nats play a lazy game? They looked like they smugly didn't want to fight it out with a team they felt were "inferior"… That's the way I see it. We'll see in the next game. Nevertheless, I LOVED the way their golden boy Bryce Harper tumbled by the fence. Classic!
artemis they actually looked like they were in shock at what hit them! lee pitched a great game . and if you notice the umpire behind the plate wasn't giving that inside pitch to righty's and the outside pitch to lefty's. golden boy didn't adjust to that lee did! it was almost like a time warp back to 07-08-09-10 when we would own that team.
oh and i'd like to thanl the nat troll on this site yeasday who sarcastically said to us. " good luck against strasburg tonite" hahahaha i wish he would wish us good luck tonite too!
I feel like I woke up with a hangover after yesterday. All that activity at once during the day and then the awesome win last night. Nice to see Cliff totally put it together….maybe that's the jump start he needs. I just want the team to play good baseball for the last 1/3+ of the season and finish respectably…. .500 and 3rd place is a reasonable goal at this point. Can't believe I actually saying that but, honestly, if they did that then I wouldn't consider this a total disaster of a season… considering how they started and what they had to work with at the beginning.
I wonder if Lee was simply more relaxed, knowing that Pence wasn't going to botch any fly balls.
I'm sure it helped, too, that he got a bunch of run support early on.
i'd put money on that george!
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KCON research projects touch different populations
Posted on October 21, 2013
Current research projects by Kirkhof College of Nursing faculty members and students are reaching different West Michigan populations.
Rebecca Davis, associate professor of nursing, and her team are studying how people with Alzheimer's disease find their way to a destination.
In Muskegon, Cindy Betterly, a doctoral nursing student, is leading a clinical project that could help decrease the number of low birth weight and preterm babies in that area.
Davis is using a projected virtual reality simulation of a retirement community and eye-tracking glasses to collect data. The computer program was designed by the University of Michigan Virtual 3D Lab, based on a floor plan and design from an area continuing care facility.
People in Davis's study wear the glasses and move the joystick to guide their virtual self through a long, winding hallway to a destination. The glasses track where the eye looks; Davis is collecting data on whether colorful cues placed on the walls are helpful during navigation.
She is still seeking people for the study, both those in the early stages of Alzheimer's and those who do not have the disease but are 62 years old or older. People interested can contact Cathy Weisbeck at x15669 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Davis earned a $316,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health to conduct the study. Her research team includes undergraduate and graduates nursing students.
Betterly's clinical dissertation focuses on increasing the health literacy of women who participate in the Muskegon Area Pregnancy Pathways program.
Betterly works with Pathways clients to help them better understand what health care resources are available, and how to advocate for themselves. "It's also making sure they implement their health literacy comprehension," Betterly said. "Are they following directions if they understand, and acting on what their provider is telling them?"
She is using a tool, "Ask Me 3," developed several years ago by the National Patient Safety Foundation, and transforming it for her clients. Ask Me 3 encourages patients to write down three questions before they see a health care provider.
Muskegon has a higher percentage of low birth weight babies, children in poverty and people who are uninsured than Michigan and the U.S. Betterly said those factors, and others, contribute to high-risk pregnancies.


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VCS sets up medical centers for workersBy Bruce Edwards
STAFF WRITER | January 21,2013Albert J. Marro / Staff FILE Photo
The Vermont Country Store is establishing health centers for its employees at its packing and shipping operation in North Clarendon (shown) and at its corporate headquarters in Manchester.The Vermont Country Store is partnering with a Winooski company to take health care for its employees to the next level while making it more affordable.
Vermonts iconic mail and Internet catalog company has partnered with Marathon Health of Winooski to establish health centers at the companys North Clarendon operations center and at its Manchester headquarters.
The health centers are the latest innovation to improve the health of the companys 450 year-round employees.
The Vermont Country Store was among the first champions of employee wellness in the state, which has been primarily focused on physical health, Gardner Orton said.
Orton, along with his brothers, Eliot and Cabot, are third-generation owners of the 67-year-old company, known for its catalog of hard-to-find items.
Under their father, Lyman, the company has emphasized the importance of employee wellness.
The Ortons have already established fitness centers, health coaching and an on-site farmers market.
The health center itself in each location is going to be staffed by a family nurse practitioner, said Ann Warrell, the companys communications and community relations manager, so that there will be somebody who can treat their primary care needs and prescribe common medications for them.
She said the centers will serve as a first line of health care intervention and is more convenient for employees than visiting their primary care physicians.
Although details are still being worked out, Warrell said health center care will work in conjunction with the companys health insurance coverage.
The motivating factor for us is to make that also much more affordable for our employees, she said.
The health centers will be open to all of The Vermont Country Stores employees, including those at the retail stores in Weston and Rockingham.
The benefit extends to employees regardless of their health insurance coverage, as well as to dependent family members covered under the companys medical plan.
Space is being set aside for medical offices at both the North Clarendon and Manchester locations in time for a May startup.
Marathon Health already provides The Vermont Country Store with employee health coaching, disease management and assessment services.
Over the past five years, we have provided the support people needed to make important healthy lifestyle changes, Marathon Health CEO Jerry Ford said in a statement. With the addition of primary care services, we are providing another avenue to guide The Vermont Country Store employees on their journey to better health.
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Gardening classes being offered
MARIETTA – A series of free classes being offered this month and next aim to help local gardeners plan and prepare for the planting season with a variety of green, creative and money-saving methods.
The community gardening classes will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. Sundays, starting Jan. 13 at the First Unitarian Universalist Church at Third and Putnam streets in Marietta. There will be at least five sessions covering topics like square-foot gardening, composting and early-season planting. Another could be added depending on interest, and subjects can still be suggested, said organizer Roger Kalter, a master gardener.
"If there's something people want, they just need to call me or email me," he said.
The opening session will feature Pat Lane, one of the first Washington County residents to earn the master gardener designation from the Ohio State University Extension. She'll be talking about early planting and intends to challenge some participants to try to grow their vegetables from seed in the ground, rather than starting them indoors.
"In the long run, it's a lot cheaper and you really feel kind of proud of yourself when you do that," Lane said. "You have some failures, but it's a lot of fun, just to see if you can do it."
Lettuce, carrots and kale are some of the vegetables that can be planted early. Lane said she will sometimes plant seeds as early as April and use a frost blanket to protect them if frost is forecast. Lane also plans to share some cherry tomato seeds with those in attendance.
The next session will feature master gardener Cindy Brown offering an introduction to "square-foot gardening," a process developed by Mel Bartholomew in the 1970s.
"This is an easy way to get started and not hugely time-consuming, and you haven't plowed up your whole yard only to find out you don't like vegetable gardening," Brown said.
While there are various ways to approach this method, Brown will discuss using four-by-four-foot raised beds, sectioned off into 16 one-square-foot areas. By planting a different crop in each one, a gardener can grow a multitude of items, maximizing their use of the planting space and making their garden less attractive to pests. There's even a special soil mix so people won't have to spend a lot of time testing or amending their soil.
Slated for Feb. 3 is a presentation by Jim Couts on worm composting and organic gardening. Other potential topics include making solar domes for raised beds and community garden greenhouses.
And on Jan. 19, participants are invited to help demolish a barn in Oak Grove, with its boards to be used for garden tables and raised garden beds for individuals with health or accessibility issues.
While some who attend the class participate in the community garden program through Washington County Harvest of Hope, the classes are open to anyone, whether they're involved with that effort or not.


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Simon Nash, his wife Maria and their daughter Sarah pose inside their home in Preston, northern England, on September 24.
LONDON - A distant relative of Mitt Romney in England found himself cheering for the GOP candidate on election night – despite disagreeing with him politically.
Simon Nash, known as the "Deepdale Duck" in his role as mascot for Lancashire-based professional soccer team Preston North End, discovered that his 32-year-old wife Maria is Romney's fourth cousin twice removed as he researched their family history.
While she and their 13-year-old daughter Sarah were largely uninterested in the U.S. election, Nash stayed up until Barack Obama was declared the winner by NBC News.
As he listened to the coverage, he found himself rooting for Romney.
"In the end I wanted him to win … for the novelty value, so I could go around boasting my missus (wife) is cousin to the president," he said.
"I only discovered I was supporting Romney in the middle of the night. I think when it was starting to look like Obama was going to win it, I wanted our man to win then, but it was too late," he added.
Nash admitted he didn't think much of Romney's policies.
"I think he's sort of a dinosaur … a bit prehistoric," he said, referring to Romney's tax-cutting pitch to the electorate.
GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney gives his concession speech Tuesday after President Barack Obama was declared the winner of the 2012 presidential race.
"He has no feeling for the normal man in the street. I think he's that far removed from if you like the average Joe. I think it would have been horrendous (if Romney had won)," Nash added.
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His wife Maria, who told NBC News Tuesday she was feeling unwell, was still sleeping early Wednesday.
Simon Nash told NBC News he had woken her at 6 a.m. local time with the news of the result.
"Oh right, OK," Nash said his wife told him before she went back to sleep. "That's how excited she was – or wasn't."
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On Tuesday, Maria Nash said she had been "quite surprised to be honest" to discover they were related to Romney.
She stressed she was "not sure" about the election race, but said of Romney "I don't think he'd make a great president" while Obama "seems all right."
Mexican cousins mourn defeat
However, Romney's Mexican cousins mourned his election defeat as a lost opportunity to pull the U.S. economy out of the doldrums. They had high hopes their clan's most famous son would win the keys to the White House, create jobs and boost trade.
"I'm just feeling very, very sad," Virginia Romney -- born on the same day as Romney in 1947, and is married to his Mexican second cousin Kent -- told Reuters.
In his public life, Mitt Romney has said and written little about his ancestors' history in Mexico. It's a little-known fact that there's a whole branch of Mitt Romney's family living south of the border, including his second cousin Leighton Romney, and about 40 other relatives descended from religious pioneers who first traveled to Mexico 125 years ago. NBC's Mike Taibbi reports.
"Just to let him slip away from being president of the United States is a real tragedy for the U.S. because he could have given the country so much," the 65-year-old added. "He has been such a success in everything he has done."
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The family's Mexican roots go back to Mitt Romney's great-grandfather Miles P. Romney, who crossed south of the border in the 1880s, like other early Mormon settlers in Mexico fleeing U.S. marshals who were seeking to arrest him for practicing polygamy.
Leighton Romney, another of Romney's second cousins in Chihuahua, told Reuters the Republican's hopes had been buried because his party had failed to connect with voters on issues like immigration and foreign policy.
"As poorly as the economy is doing and as bad a record as Obama has, in some way the Republicans weren't able to take advantage of it," the 53-year-old businessman added. "Mitt ran a good campaign. And he did a lot for his party."
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IT'S HERE! a very special project that I am excited to tell you about. For almost 3 years, I have been giving readings to people (similar to tarot) with a deck of symbolic cards that I illustrated. I am now launching a…

IT'S HERE! a very special project that I am excited to tell you about. For almost 3 years, I have been giving readings to people (similar to tarot) with a deck of symbolic cards that I illustrated. I am now launching a Kickstarter campaign to raise the funds to get my card deck printed and available for anyone to use!

 You can learn about the project here by watching a video, reading more about it, and deciding if you want to pledge a donation! There are all kinds of neat rewards at different pledge amounts, so check it out. YEAH!!!

 The funds I raise will be used to print the deck and a bunch of other reward incentives (such as notecards, bookplates, and posters), as well as covering the cost of shipping for people who pledge to back the project. If you're not familiar with Kickstarter, it is a fundraising platform for creative people. The creator of the project collects pledges from people, and different pledge amounts bring different tangible rewards. But part of the reward is knowing that you are supporting someone in their artistic endeavor and making their dreams come true!

  My fundraising goal is to collect $4,000 in 30 days. It is an all-or-nothing deal. I have until March 10th to collect this amount (or more), otherwise I do not receive any of the funds that have been pledged. However, if my project goal is successfully funded, backers of the project will be charged their pledge amount on March 10th and I will receive the funds to finish this project! You will have to register for a Kickstarter account (which is free, and doesn't take long to do), and you will have to go through the Amazon checkout process in order for your pledge to be recorded (but remember that your credit card will not be charged until March 10th if my fundraising goal is successful).

This project is really important to me. Creating and using the cards has been a great learning experience for me and a way to connect with other people on a deeper level. Your donations are much appreciated - I realize these are tough financial times for most. And if you can't donate personally but still want to support the project, please spread the word!