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The Filibuster
It's still early in Spring Training but so far the Cardinals are
looking as rough as you thought they might. Similarly, the great
non-white hope of the Republican party, Bobby Jindal, faltered
astonishingly in his first nationwide address the other night, drawing
unfavorable comparisons with Kenneth the Page, a character on 30 Rock.
If you had to make one of these two the next President and the other
one would then become the new GM of the Cardinals, which way would you
arrange them?
Let me tell you a story…
There once was a Republican. He wasn't white. He was the governor of Louisiana. As if that wasn't exciting enough, one day, after the non-white president from Chicago by way of Kansas, Indonesia and Hawaii gave a stirring speech to a bunch of cranky, old white guys, this clever governor from Louisiana (let's call him Bobby Jindal) gave a sing-songy speech soiled with serendipitous condescension better fit for an audience of preschoolers. But this Republican had guile. He had wit. He had an unparalleled pep of awkward confidence. In fact, he was so bold that he touted the strengths of the Republican party in the same breath as mentioning Hurricane Katrina.
Okay, so that story means very little in the grand scheme of things, right? I understand the need to put a fresh, young, non-white face on the identity of the GOP, but shouldn't someone be responsible for helping Jindal become that — mold him, teach him, brief him — rather than just throwing him into an awkward circumstance unprepared?
As Mr. Krause mentioned, Jindal is now drawing comparisons to NBC's 30 Rock character, Kenneth the Page, and for good reason. They are both scrawny, bubbly, out-of-touch persons who tend to smile and giggle a lot while making everyone around them extremely uncomfortable.
Verily! Republicans have a long way to go…
But the question was asked: if I had to make one of these characters the next president and one the new GM of the Cardinals, which way would I arrange them?
First off, Kenneth the Page, while quite similar to Jindal in speech and performance, might be more accurately compared to our last president, GW Bush. Both seem aloof, unregulated and the benefactors of nepotism. Based on that, I would throw the ball to Jindal, hope for the best and not read a newspaper for four years.
Meanwhile, after being brutally victimized by John Mozeliak's micromanaging to the tune of hope, wait and see baseball, how much worse could Kenneth the Page really be in the Cardinals front office?
Not since the early 90s have I been so void of confidence going into the season. Mozeliak is putting a lot of pressure on the young kids and if they cannot perform, Redbird fans (me included) will be found in sewers and sinkholes all across this nation muttering expletives to themselves and wishing for a new GM.
If Kenneth the Page is available, we'll take him.
Don't hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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You guys could have had Adam Eaton…ooops! Looks like the O's swiped him already…darn, I know you are sad :O( Next time…
Julia — It'd probably be for the best.
Erin — I hear the same. Why not?
Jenn — Sad doesn't represent my true feelings enough.
Jane — Sewers and sinkholes sound pretty good right about now.
I have to disagree with your opinion on the current status of this team.
"Mozeliak is putting a lot of pressure on the young kids…"
So what? It's no more a risk than a free agent or trade for a veteran, and if a "young kid" falters or gets hurt then he gets sent down to AAA…no big loss. So many people are down on Mo–why? What if Colby Rasmus is Rookie of the Year this year? What if Chris Perez saves 35 games? What if Chris Carpenter throws 180 innings and wins 15? What if the Cardinals make the playoffs? Will John Mozeliak still be a terrible GM?
I don't hate you, but on this one you're not right.
Chris — Appreciate the comment; I'm just saying, going into this season our BIGGEST problem was the bullpen and after the off-season our biggest problem still is: The Bullpen. It's not better by any means. 31 blown saves last year? We need to get through the 7, 8, 9th innings… couldn't do that last year. We can hit til the cows come home but winners are made out of good pitching. We ain't got it. That's why I'm down on Mo. If he thinks Perez, Motte and Co. are going to get it done against the stronger-than-ever Cubs, then I have no choice but to question him. I'm nervous. Remember the good old days when we were a contender every year? Good pitching was always at the heart of it. Now that that's gone, we're going to struggle save a miracle or three.
I totally agree with you about the bullpen being the biggest problem last year, but remember not all of those blown saves led to losses. That aside, the two biggest problems in the bullpen were Izzy's ineffectiveness and Franklin being a set-up guy trying to close. With Perez (or Motte, if Perez falters) as the de facto closer, both of those problems are eradicated and the bullpen is improved. The Cubs better than ever? Their closer is Marmol; how is that any better than Perez? At least Perez has closing experience in the Majors. I'm telling you, man, this team is going to do good things. I'm reserving full judgment until September.
I hope you're right, Chris. I really hope you're right.
I actually don't find it wierd that the GOP put ol' Bobby Hill s
whoa, thanks MLB.com for cutting me off. what I was trying to say was,
I actually don't find it weird that the GOP put ol' Bobby Hill square in the firing line as they did, for them its win-win, if the response goes well, they all look good and take the credit, if it goes bad, he's a jerk, they move on and we don't hear from Bobby again. Also not surprising that the brain trust that is the state of Louisiana voted a glorified preschool teacher as their governor. Come to the think of it, if I were a republican I may have been put more at ease by an actual preschool teacher reading 'The Little Engine that Could' to the country, now that's an inspiring story.
As for '30 Rock', sorry guys, I avoid network TV at all costs.
DK — Interesting thought… that they put him out there on purpose thinking of it as win-win. How do they win when he looks silly? In turn do they not look silly? I think so. And for the record, never seen 30 Rock in my life. Had to do some research on that one😉 UH OH, cat's OUTTA da bag jack!
here's the deal with that (in my head). Ol BJ is not your run of the mill GOP type, as we know, most are old, pot-bellied windbags that walk around with revolvers, smoking huge cigars and making cat calls at women .. pretty sure anyways. So what i see this turning into is one of those 'He's one of them' witch hunt deals. And what exactly is he? well that doesn't matter my friend. is he a terrorist? looks the part! a liberal in disguise? why not! a poor public speaker? hell yeah! and of course, what he isn't, one of them. so where does it end up? finger pointing, playing the blame game. similar to how the republican party has handled the the Obama presidency, they will simply blame someone else for their blunders or ineptitude. 'well he (BJ) didn't talk like he was supposed to, or say what we told him to say, or wear a cowboy hat with an american flag draped on his shoulders.'
so yeah, as backwards as it sounds, him looking like a fool can somehow make the rest of them look slightly more competent. trust me on this one, i work in South Carolina.


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Are you one of those sorry souls who has desperately tried to learn network programming in C, but never had the stamina to tame the wild beast? I was for a long time until I finally decided that I had to learn it -- not only for my own satisfaction, but because I bumped into a problem that required some network programming. After a few sweaty nights, I became completely overwhelmed. Then I realized that my favorite programming language of all time, PHP, included a basic socket implementation. Hallelujah! I was saved!
While PHP's primary goal is to be a high-quality programming language for developing web-based applications, it has many neat features that could convince you to use it for other tasks as well -- for example, network programming.
What PHP unfortunately won't do for you is give you a basic understanding of what sockets really are, and how you can use them to create communication between two computers. So we'll have to go through that part ourselves. It's really not that hard, and hopefully this article will make it even easier.
You know what a network is, right? Know what a socket is? Not really? Sockets are just an abstraction of a low-level feature of the operating system. However, we don't need to go that deep to use sockets in our programs. We just need to get a basic understanding of how the socket philosophy works.
To explain this, I'll compare the process to a videogame, a game that resembles the real world quite closely, except that in the game all computer networks are organized by small men. You can control these small men to do exactly what you want, but there is a drawback. These men don't have any intelligence of their own -- they will do exactly as they are told, no matter how wrong that happens to be.
I think we need a description of the game -- what are the goals here? To begin with, you need to make one man in "Computer I" go into the network connection and wait for some data to arrive. When the data does arrive, he's ready to open the hatch to let the data in. When this data comes through the hatch, someone has to lead it to the correct destination inside the computer. However, if you let the man in charge of the hatch do that job as well, who would make sure that the hatch is opened if additional data wants to get in?
There's actually a really simple solution to this problem: Just ask another man to lead whatever came in through the hatch to its destination inside the machine. In doing this, you are letting the first man continue to concentrate on his hatch job.
But we're not done yet: You also have to make one of the men in Computer II go to the hatch on his end to make sure the hatch is opened when something wants to get out. I'll play the first game, so you can see how it works. I start out by pushing a few buttons, and move the joystick around and voilà -- we have Figure 2.
But what is this?! Where's the third man? Take it easy, he'll be there. But wouldn't it be a waste of good working power to just let him stand there until something arrives? Wouldn't it be better to let him continue doing whatever it is he's doing and call for him when we actually have something for him to do?
After some more pushing, slamming, and banging around on the controls, I've told Computer II that I need to get some data, and have directed the man in Computer II open the hatch so the data can get out. In Figure 3, the data is on its way.
As you can see, a chunk of data has now passed through the hatch of Computer II, and is on its way to "Computer I" (and don't wonder how that large chunk came through the tiny hatch!). This is coming along pretty well, just move the controls ... like ... that ... and if I push this ... and ... Ah! There you have it:
Here, I have managed to get the data from Computer II, send it through the network connection, and then into Computer I. I also called for a second man in Computer I to take care of the data. As you can see, he's just about to get the data in place. I must say, I'm pretty satisfied with myself.
In the game, the small men were actually network sockets, and the controls represented my favorite programming language -- PHP!
The network sockets support in PHP doesn't include the most advanced features (yet) like the C implementation does, but it's probably enough for 95 percent of all network applications, and that's not bad at all. Also, you'll be able to write real network applications using such an easy-to-use language as PHP. Let's look at a simple TCP server. See listing 1 here.
Actually, the similarities between this program, and the made-up game we looked at earlier are quite clear. Let's discuss this for a moment. First, on line 8, we use
set_time_limit(0) to tell PHP that we want to be able to wait for connections for an unlimited amount of time. This is the same as telling the men to wait by the hatch forever (or at least until we explicitly tell them to go away from there).
On lines 11 through 15, we create a new socket. This is known as the global socket and will be the one that checks for incoming connections. (In the analogy, this socket is represented by the man in control of the hatch in Computer I.) For this, we use the
socket() function, which takes a total of three arguments. However, I won't try to explain these parameters, and then call this article an introduction to network programming. By the time you need to specify any other arguments than the ones we use here, you'll be quite into network programming already. However, one thing that can be good to know is that the second argument,
SOCK_STREAM declares that we want to use the
TCP protocol (in contrast to UDP).
On lines 18 through 22, the newly created socket is bound to an IP address and a port. Since we're going to run this program on our local machine only, we use 127.0.0.1 as the IP address. The port we use, 10000, is picked at random. You can actually use any port between 1024 and the 65535 that isn't already in use. To draw a parallel to the analogy -- this is the same as telling one of the small men which network connection (hatch) to control, and what specific network data he is responsible for. If a packet arrives, which claims to be destined for port 10000, our small man knows that he is the one to take care of it (Yes, this may sound weird, but the small men actually can speak to the data packets!).
With the introduction of ports, you've probably already understood that there can be many men waiting for something to arrive at the same hatch. The port where the data is sent decides if one particular man should take care of the incoming data or not. So, our man will only care about the data that's going to port 10000.
Until now, we've just informed the man of what he should do, but we haven't really sent him instructions yet. This is done on lines 28 through 31 where we tell the man move from his sofa and get to the hatch. On lines 34 through 38, we also tell him stay there and open the hatch if it's needed. In programming terms, the
accept_connect() function will wait until a connection arrives. So, the program will stop executing here until we use telnet on it a little later. Also note that when a connection is detected,
accept_connect() will create another socket, called
$msgsock, which will handle the communication with the connecting side. This is the third man that showed up in Figure 4 (he took care of the incoming data).
On lines 41 through 46, we send the visitor our welcome message using the
write() function. Note that this is done by
$msgsock because
$sock is busy with his hatch, remember? At this stage, the
accept_connect() function has already detected a connection, and therefore the execution of the script has reached this far. Or, in the analogy, the man saw something coming, opened the hatch, and asked the packet where it was going. The packet answered "port 10000", so he let it in and passed it to his helper,
On lines 49 through 54, something quite interesting happens. Here, we tell the second man,
$msgsock, to go and wait at the hatch as well. This is to make sure he is ready when
$sock lets in something he needs to take care of. In programming terms, we use
read() to read data from our connection. However, for us to be able to receive any data, it first has to be sent from the other end. Like
accept_connect(), the
read() command will wait until something happens. When data has arrived for port 10000, the second man,
$msgsock, will take it and show it the way to the
$buf variable. So, we now have that data in
$buf and can send back a nice reply on lines 57 through 61. Again,
$msgsock will take care of this, and
$sock will just open and close the hatch.
The last thing we do in this script is tell both men,
$sock and
$msgsock to go home and take a rest (lines 64 and 67). Or in more technical terms, we close both sockets and the network connection.
Okay, it's time for testing -- always the most exciting part. However, before you try to execute the script, make sure you have the right permissions on it:
chmod 755 lst01.php
Also make sure that the first line of the script points at your PHP binary. Then, start the server:
(If you get an error saying that the
socket() function is undefined, you need to get into your PHP source directory, run
./configure --enable-sockets, and then recompile and reinstall the PHP binary by running
make && make install.)
Now, open another terminal, and issue the following command:
telnet 0 10000
This means you want to establish a telnet connection to your local machine, and you want to use port 10000. If everything is okay, you should now get the following output:
Trying 0.0.0.0...
Connected to 0.
Escape character is '^]'.
Welcome to my TCP server!
Now, write someting and press enter:
You said: Hello
Connection closed by foreign host.
Isn't that cool? It's not very advanced, but we actually created a real network connection and exchanged some information through it.
In this article, you learned how to exchange data between two computers using network sockets. I hope you found the figures and explanations useful. The key to becoming a successful programmer is to understand what is actually happening behind a certain function call. When you can do that, you will be able to truly take control of your program.
Remember, network programming is all about sending and receiving data over a network connection. We did both today, so what's stopping you?
Daniel Solin is a freelance writer and Linux consultant whose specialty is GUI programming. His first book, SAMS Teach Yourself Qt Programming in 24 hours, was published in May, 2000.
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Why Must the Cardinals Make My Life Miserable?
I can't eat.
I can't sleep.
Thank you, St. Louis Cardinals.
I went to bed last night thinking: So we blew it. So what. Tomorrow will be fine. Lohse is on the mound. We'll be fine. Really. It's all good. The man is Lazarus.
And he was — just fine, raised from the dead and all — until he was left in a little too long and he started to show weakness: a crumbling arm. And Tony, with little else to fall back on, because Mozeliak won't make a deal for some relief, left him in.
I, as a St. Louis Cardinal fan and devoted US American, refuse to accept this surface steaming idealogical concept that we can survive on our own, without making a deal. We're up against the free-spending Cubs and Brewers! Get your act together, Mr. Mozeliak! You're looking a lot like sit-on-my-^ss-while-I-read-a-story-book-GW Bush during the greatest tragedy of our time!
I wrote an editorial on my dissatisfaction with the Cardinals' front office and submitted it to the New York Times; however, they rejected it on the basis that it wasn't controversial enough — not enough T&A — and it had nothing to do with the Yankees, the Mets, A-Rod nor Madonna.
So much for being the world leader in print news, New York Times. For that I offer you a great big RSBS "EAT IT!"
And no, you may not hate me 'cuz I'm right.
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Thx for the comment Jeff and.. I knooow, there just aren't any other nicknames you can make with a name like "Sidney Ponson".
And LOL, hilarious post. I hate hearing so much about the controversial/gossipy topics such as A-Rod & Madonna, Clemens & steroids, etc. It's interesting the first day, afterward it's just overkill.
Great work with the blog🙂
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I know you are an Obama supporter so it is nice to see you are fair and balanced regarding the New York Times refusal to publish McCain's op ed. It is absolutely outrageous. He is, after all, a nominee for POTUS. No matter what his opinions, they are news and deserve to be heard. Hell, if they were poorly reasoned or even downright stupid I would want to hear them to know who to vote against. What were the editors thinking? The NYT is destroying its reputation in one generation.
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V — Okay, we'll allow journeyman Ponson to be known as "Sir" but ONLY in NYC.
Michael — Yeah, this was a b.s. move by the Times. While the media tries to convince us they're covering this thing fairly, that was a pretty dumb move by one of THE giants of the biz. Not cool.


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Barry Zito was amazing. Dirk Hayhurst only went 4 innings, 3 runs, 5 hits, 2 walks, 2 strikeouts. He was very similar to Reineke last week. Even though allowing 4 walks, Clay Hensley had two scoreless innings. Mike Adams allowed the winning run, but otherwise was fairly solid. Chase drove in two of our runs. Jody drove in the other with a triple. This anemic offense had 4 hits. Not surprising, but still disappointing. Man, I don't know what else I can say about this game. It was a good game, for the Giants. We haven't won in a week. Will things get any better this season? How are we supposed to get through a another month of this? KT said he wasn't going to watch that pathetic baseball for 3 more months. That was 2 months ago. Where is the better baseball? Maybe we've been playing better, but not good enough to win. How does KT think that bringing up Dirk Hayhurst of all people will help this club? Obviously, Hayhurst didn't help today. Tomorrow is Josh Banks. Go Padres!
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Kaybee, you have to face the fact that this season's been over for the Padres since June. Every game was important last year at this time because they were in a divisional race. Of course, we'd all rather see our club win instead of losing. However, what's important now is the further devlopment of players who may be part of this team next year…such as Jody Gerut, Chase Headley, Kevin Kouzmanoff, and Nick Hundley.
Although there were several starting pitchers who could've been called up to start that game yesterday, the Padres chose Hayhurst because he's expendable. He isn't even a regular starter. They had to use a pitcher who was either already on their 40-man roster or one they didn't have to worry about protecting in the off-season. Hayhurst isn't part of their future plans. It's all about business.
You're right, Dean. I don't know why I've been holding on this long, but I think last year had to do with it. The Game was so devistating (because I was extremely obsessed), and, as my blog is named, I wanted us to come back and win it all. But we're not going to do that, and I have really stepped away from the Padres. They have been ruling my life, and I just can't live if they are the center. I need God in the center of my wheel, and the Padres only a spoke. I really don't know how the Padres became such a part of me, but I need them out so badly. This season has benefited me: because they are so bad, I have been able to let go. They are not ruling my life. I will still enjoy listening and reporting on games, but I am not obsessed. God has set me free, so I am free indeed.


text: Don't know if this is a lipase problem or not, but when I thaw my milk recently, it has a gross "meaty to rotten meat" smell and taste. I've been breastfeeding/pumping/freezing milk with no problems for 4 1/2 mos and have just noticed this problem this past week when my infant refused the bottles, and began having stomach aches and big/stinky pooters. I'm using plastic bottles, and some new bottles have this slight smell already (or maybe I'm paranoid). I have some milk in breastmilk storage bags and will thaw that tomorrow to see if it is also affected. I also scalded some fresh milk today and froze it to see if affected. It seems like maybe some 2-3 day old fresh milk is getting a slight meaty smell or perhaps its the plastic bottle smell again. I upped the temperature in my fridge/freezer. Milk is storaged in freezer with meat so conceivable there is some smell transfer but seems odd that taste is affected. with the gassiness/stomachaches, I suspect milk is bad and am thinking I may have to toss all of my supply which totally sucks. milk is between 1 day and 4 mos old. any thoughts on what is going on, if its a lipase issue, etc. Thanks!


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The federal debate that traced a course for Cannon Air Force Base was like the entire Base Closure and Realignment process — a lesson in patience and pendulation.
The Commission early Friday afternoon did settle on a plan to spare Cannon from the BRAC list for closure — sort of. The plan strips the base of its F-16s, scattering them across the nation, and asks the secretary of defense to consider a future mission for the base. If Donald Rumsfeld fails to do so, the base will shutter as planned by Dec. 31, 2009.
Commissioners, in a series of impassioned speeches, said the Cannon call was a close one because they had to weigh military value against an economic impact that some said will cripple eastern New Mexico.
Four commissioners voted to keep Cannon open as a training base, but five were needed to remove the half-century-old facility from the closure list. Two commissioners recused themselves, citing conflicts of interest with issues in their home states.
Six commissioners approved the proposal ordering the Air Force to seek a new mission for Cannon or close it after 2009.
More than once this week, the nine-member panel delayed making what they called their hardest BRAC decision. The Cannon vote was originally scheduled for Thursday, then moved to early morning Friday, but when the commissioners actually reached Cannon discussions, amendments were proposed, emotions flared and the decision was delayed twice more.
Whatever the future holds for Cannon, a lengthy limbo will precede it.
Clovis Chamber of Commerce President Stacey Martin said it could take two or three years to relocate Cannon's planes. The base will slowly diminish in capacity and become an "enclave," not the first one born from the BRAC process. The decision essentially deactivates the base, retaining it as property of the military.
The term "enclave" is a fairly new one, said Capt. Andre Kok of Cannon's Public Affairs office. He, however, was unsure exactly what the decision would mean for the base in terms of personnel numbers and activity, as were the members of the save-Cannon team.
BRAC Commissioner Samuel Skinner, who proposed the Cannon amendment, said enclave status would stretch on until Dec. 31, 2009, when it would be "de-established." If Cannon then has no future mission possibilities, its doors will close officially.
The decision, tensely anticipated at the Clovis-Carver Public Library by local officials and a smattering of community members, elicited confusion for some, a sense of relief and hope for others.
"My first reaction was 'I think we've just been kissed by our sister' — meaning I am not sure what just happened," said Clovis City Commissioner Randal Crowder, among many who simply did not know how to initially respond to the BRAC news.
"I feel like we sold ourselves a wonderful future," said Richard Thomas, 56, a retired Air Force member and 20-year resident of Clovis. "This is just the beginning of a new page in and around the western edge of the panhandle. I think we will get the Joint Strike Fighter," said Thomas, in reference to the possibility that Cannon could house the state-of-the-art F-35 jet.
Clovis and Portales leaders met the news with stoicism.
They didn't wave any pompons, but they hailed Friday's amendment as a partial victory, and although admitting to bouts of weariness, they said the fight to save Cannon will continue with vigor in the coming months.
"It's been a long 106 days," said Clovis Mayor David Lansford, a save-Cannon water bottle poised in front of him.
"In that four- to five-year period," he added, optimistically, "community leaders and the New Mexico delegation will," he underscored, "find a mission to occupy the base."
• If the president approves decisions handed down this week by Base Closure and Realignment commissioners as expected, the Department of Defense must find a new mission for Cannon or the base will close in 2010.
• The current fleet of F-16 fighter jets will be leaving, along with personnel, possibly as early as 2007, Cannon backer Terry Moberly said. All of the planes could be gone by 2008, though officials are not clear how many, if any, personnel might stay behind. The base currently employs more than 4,000 active-duty members and civilians, including 270 officers, 3,201 enlisted airmen, and about 600 civilians, according to Cannon public affairs.
• The Washington Committee, a group of Cannon supporters who have spearheaded efforts to save the base, will meet with its paid consultants, via telephone conference on 9 a.m. Monday. That will put in motion efforts to convince the Department of Defense to find another mission for Cannon, committee member Randy Harris said.


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Has anyone thought about this or tried it?
I read about making bm Kefir, and it seems like something interesting. I think you need around 5 gallons of milk to make cheese, so that's prolly out. But It would be nice to have something sort of solid for Will to eat. He misses out on everything with cow's milk in it.
I have so thought about this. but I don't know anything about it. if you need about 5 gal, maybe we could all get our milk together and make some community cheese
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Irate at Irene
For the past several months, I have run today's scheduled activities in my head every single day.
My early morning departure from Penn Station. My cab ride to Citizens Bank Park. Walking through the clubhouse to prepare for morning batting practice. Making that emotional first step on to the diamond. Most likely embarrassing myself in the batting cage. Wandering around the field, occasionally shagging a fly ball or dodging a line drive because of my lack of attention. Returning to the clubhouse. Lunch. Tour of Citizens Bank Park. Watching batting practice of the real players. Looking like a fool with all my cameras. Seeing all my fellow Campers. Getting ready to be introduced on to the field before the game. My friends and family in attendance…
Hurricane Irene has promptly disrupted all weekend plans for 20% of the U.S. population. This includes me.
No batting practice. No on-field introduction. No reunion. No game.
Come on Irene!
My selfish, inner 12-year old got over it. This is a serious storm. Millions of people will be severely effected by the weather. My little day in the sun is meaningless.
My batting practice will be rescheduled. The reunion/on-field introductions have been moved to September 15th. It's a small price to pay for being safe.
Until then, I'll keep playing the day in my head as I hunker down this weekend with my wife. I'll always have this tide me over…
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SULLIVAN COUNTY, NY — While winter seeks to hold on tenaciously, even forcing postponements of sports awards nights at Sullivan West and Tri-Valley, the lengthening days and the sounds of athletes already engaged in spring sports practice (albeit indoors) augur the last rites of the year's longest season. With the conclusion of the state Final Four boys and girls basketball championships in Troy and Glens Falls respectively, one can for all intents and purposes declare winter over. For the Eldred Lady Yellow Jackets (8-11) that closure came with a 63-31 loss to Section V's Romulus, which went on to win the state title with a 47-40 win over Section II's Fort Edward. For Eldred, a team whose last trip to the Final Four in 1988 resulted in a state crown behind the stellar play of Tammi Reiss, the journey was exciting and hopefully a harbinger of things to come, as the young Lady Yellow Jackets hope to marshal the lessons learned from playing such a dominant team toward gearing themselves up for title runs over the next couple of years.
Senior Jessica Schips led the team with 10 points, while sophomore Kelsey Collins and freshman Jordan Lepes each posted six against a team that had a distinct height advantage. Eldred turned the ball over 27 times and was out-rebounded 44-36. This past fall, the Eldred girls soccer team made it to the Final Four in the state tourney. Clearly, the future looks bright for Eldred. In boys hoops Class D, John A. Coleman Catholic fell to Section III's NY Mills 57-50 in overtime. This was Coleman's third trip to Glens Falls, thus far without a title. NY Mills ousted the Statesmen last year as well. In Class A, Red Hook lost in the semifinals to Section V's East High School 57-45. In an interesting example of how bigger fish consume big fish, the Tri-Valley girls, who were ousted by Haldane in the regional semifinals, must have been intrigued to see the Lady Blue Devils succumb to Section VI's Chautaugua Lake 61-39. Chautauqua Lake went on to defeat Hoosic Valley 47-36 in the finals. The oft-repeated lesson was evinced in the state basketball tournament. There are very good teams that fall to those who are even better, who in turn succumb to the best of all. As John Wooden noted, "Success comes from knowing you did your best to become all you are capable of becoming." Tri-Valley held its winter awards night one day late due to yet another of winter's last gasps. Winners were as follows: Varsity Wrestling: Joshua Borizny, Most Valuable Wrestler; Michael Glinski, Most Improved Wrestler. Cheerleading: Schulyer Kraus MVP; Dorothy Monforte, Coach's Award. Boys Varsity Basketball: Sam Tingley, Offensive MVP; Alex Brown, Defensive MVP; Stephen Carleton, Most Improved Player. Girls Varsity Basketball: Katlynn Geffrath, Offensive Player of the Year; Sabrena Smith, Defensive Player of the Year; Caroline Martin and Sara Dertinger, "Beast Awards." Girls Varsity Indoor Track: Alex Brooks and Claire Tierney, MVPs; Mary Conway, Most Improved Player; Brooke Gillette, Coach's Award. Boys Varsity Indoor Track: Ian Kurzrock and Mohib Khan, MVP's; Nick Rios, Most Improved Player; and Hauk Boyes, Coach's Award. Alpine Skiing: Taylor Pavese and Sam Goldstein, Most Improved Players; Megan Porter, Coach's Award. See next week's issue of the Sullivan West Winter Awards winners. For details on the Tri-Valley sports award visit www.sportsinsightsny.com [1]. For albums of photos visit www.sportsinsights.smugmug.com [2].


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Cholecystitis is inflammation of the gallbladder, the pear-shaped muscular sac the lies below the liver. The gallbladder's main function is to store and concentrate bile and to expel bile through the bile duct into the intestine to assist with the digestion of fats. Bile is a greenish-brown liquid produced by the liver that helps to break down fats present in the small intestine during digestion. Cholecystitis may come on suddenly (acute) or may persist over a period of time (chronic).
Acute cholecystitis is usually caused by obstruction of the outlet of the gallbladder, which is often due to the development of a stone formed in the biliary tract (gallstone or biliary calculus). Repeated mild episodes of acute cholecystitis may result in chronic cholecystitis, which may be characterized by thickening and shrinking of the gallbladder walls and a resulting inability to store bile. Cholecystitis may cause a variety of symptoms including severe pain in the right side of the abdomen (right upper quadrant) and/or back, nausea, vomiting, indigestion, fever, and persistent yellowing of the skin, mucous membranes, and whites of the eyes (jaundice). In some cases, there may be additional symptoms.
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The C-MAX Energi is expected to be America's cheapest and most fuel-efficient hybrid plug-in
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The C-MAX Energi received an EPA rating of 108 miles-per-gallon equivalent (MPGe) city rating and 100 MPGe combined rating. This beats the Toyota Prius' combined rating by 5 MPGe.
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This high EPA rating places the C-MAX Energi in a special group of vehicles that have 100 MPGe or greater. This group, created by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), also includes the Ford Focus Electric at 110 MPGe city and the Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid with an expected MPGe of over 100. Having several vehicles in this class definitely makes Ford's lineup more appealing.
Not only will the C-MAX Energi be America's most fuel efficient vehicle, it will also be the most affordable. It has a starting price of $29,995, but is eligible for the federal tax credit. The EPA label also noted that customers could save almost $7,000 in gas over the course of five years with the C-MAX Energi.
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The C-MAX Energi, due out this Fall, will also offer many of Ford's features like SYNC with MyFord Touch, MyFord Mobile, ECO Cruise and SmartGauge with EcoGuide.
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Illinois State Board of Education
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September 18, 2002
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Research Report Shows Teaching Standards Yields Higher Achievement
Students score higher on state tests in schools that are farthest along in implementing the Illinois Learning Standards.
That may appear to be conventional wisdom, but the State Board of Education today received a research study that, for the first time, documents the connection between Standards implementation and student achievement.
"This may be the first study in the country to document the correlation between standards implementation and test results," said State Superintendent of Education Robert E. Schiller. "This is powerful information for schools that are trying to improve student achievement.
"It has often been said that the Illinois Learning Standards provide the roadmap to improve student achievement, and now we have data to demonstrate that relationship."
University of Illinois researchers Lizanne DeStefano and Nona Prestine presented their research study, "Evaluation of the Implementation of Illinois Learning Standards, Year Four Report," to the State Board today in Springfield. The State Board has commissioned the studies for the last four years to gauge the progress of schools in implementing the Illinois Learning Standards that were adopted in 1997.
The researchers found that students in schools with higher overall ILS implementation levels scored higher in grade 3 reading and grades 5 and 8 mathematics. Schools with higher district and school infrastructure supportive of the ILS were found to have greater numbers of students meeting or exceeding Standards in grade 3 reading and grade 5 writing. While greater professional development was found to be associated with lower performance in grade 5 writing, the researchers theorize that schools with lower-scoring students used professional development to try to raise scores.
The evaluation also showed that there is greater belief among local educators that the Standards are "here to stay," and greater buy-in for the concept of standards-led teaching and learning. Local educators particularly emphasized their belief that the ILS provide a means for assuring a more equitable education for all students "by asserting that schools are accountable for certain levels of content mastery for all their students."
ILS Implementation Remained Stable in Year Four
Despite increased acceptance of the Standards, implementation in Illinois schools remained stable in year four for the first time since 1999. Using the researchers' five-stage model, 43% of surveyed teachers judged their schools to be at stage three implementation, defined as "Transition to an ILS-Led System." About 56% of schools were judged to be at Level 2, "Awareness and Exploration of an ILS-Led System," but it was noted that several dimensions of implementation for these schools were more characteristic of Level 3 practice. "Schools in the state are exhibiting strong evidence of transition to a standards-led system (Level 3) in most, if not all dimensions of implementation," the report emphasized.
Most highly implemented dimensions include Professional Development, curriculum development and district/school infrastructure
The most common implementation activities are teacher professional development regarding ILS, curricular alignment with the ILS, and integration of the ILS into district or school policies and procedures. Teacher access to professional development on the ILS continued to increase in year four, the report noted. More than 70% of teachers said that curricular changes were occurring in their schools to implement the Illinois Learning Standards.
Community and Stakeholder Involvement Remains Low, But Increased From 1999
Survey respondents noted that parents, school boards, and the community had limited awareness and understanding of the ILS and limited access to information and education opportunities about them. This low level of implementation with the larger community was noted at all levels; elementary, middle, high and special – even though some progress has been documented since the first study in 1999. Where parents and the community were meaningfully involved in Standards implementation, researchers found that "school staff often used grade-level objectives or some other translation of ILS to make the standards more understandable."
Four Effects of Standards Implementation
The most frequently mentioned effect of ILS-implementation efforts was that the Standards have brought a new focus and clarity to school improvement efforts. The report noted that "this focus is critical as it promotes serious systemic alignment, and helps to bring all elements of schooling into a cohesive, comprehensible, connected whole." The researchers also noted that the Illinois Learning Standards have "allowed the focus of improvement efforts to move to instructional issues, rather than the plethora of detractors that can undermine change."
ILS implementation has also brought more meaningful involvement and engagement of teachers' and administrators' work toward the goal of student learning. As teams of educators worked to align curriculum with the ILS, they developed a greater understanding of the "big picture" of student learning and a stronger commitment to shared goals, the reported stated.
Respondents also noted that ILS implementation is associated with a growing acceptance and understanding of standards-based reform. Resistance to the ILS was found to be low among educators with a general acceptance and appreciation of the ILS. Educators also reported that the Illinois Learning Standards provide a means of assuring a more equitable education for all students.
Consistent with findings and recommendations in the report, the Board was asked to consider the following:


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BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Gold Mine
BLM Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Gold Mine
Salt Lake City, Utah—The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Utah Salt Lake Field Office is seeking public comment on a Plan of Operations and environmental assessment (EA) analyzing the potential impacts of a proposed gold mining project in southwestern Tooele County, Utah.
The proposed area for the Kiewit Mine Project is located four miles southeast of Gold Hill, Utah. The proposal includes an open pit mine and waste rock disposal facility on public land, as well as cyanide heap leach processing facilities on adjacent patented land. The proposed project would create approximately 43 acres of surface disturbance on public lands.
Additional information about the proposed project is included in the mine plan and EA, which is now available for public review and comment at the BLM-Utah Salt Lake Field Office during regular business hours—8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday–Friday, except federal holidays. An electronic copy of the EA can be found on the Salt Lake Field Office website at:
The 30-day public review and comment period for this mine plan and EA is open until 4:30 p.m., March 12, 2013. Please note that the most useful comments are those that identify issues relevant to the proposed action or contain new technical or scientific information. Comments which contain only opinions or preferences will not receive a formal response, but may be considered in the BLM decision-making process.
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Each Bobcat was called to the stage, one at a time, with Herring and his right-hand-man coach Drew Cox squeezing the players with bear hugs and a traditional pat on the bottom.
Then it was Jake Henderson's turn.
The 215-pound junior lineman encircled Herring in his powerful arms and lifted him a foot off the stage floor. Henderson showed his own style of embrace. The crowd roared in delight.
When the rings were all in the owners' hands, Herring said, "This is what dreams are made of."
The season ended perfectly — 41 wins and 41 stones in each ring.
Laughter echoed through the auditorium but somber moments crept into the cavernous space as Ally Cosetti sang her rendition of "The Boys of Fall" before the champions were given the go to gaze at their rings.
Herring read a poem penned by his wife, Lisa, entitled "Linked." In rhyming words, the season was relived, recounting the hurtful moments when naysayers who did not even know these Bobcats or their coaches, felt compelled to criticize.
Lost to the critics were the strength and tenacity of this special group of young teens — boys who sported wills that could not and would not be broken by cruel words.
Though this team will never collectively sprint across the gridiron or run through the Bobcat tunnel into Jack Sportsman Stadium, they are forever linked – a "family," as Herring said.
Video highlights of the season put together by John Gregorczyk with photos by Neil Tucker and set to music blared through the room, deafeningly thrilling to watch.
The black stage curtain provided the screen while the audience cheered and gasped as the championship season was relived for a brief few moments.
Was the championship worth the summer conditioning, the daily practice when the temperatures soared past 100 degrees? Was it worth the aching muscles, the stinging eyes as sweat dripped and puddled on brows?
Collectively, these Boys of Fall have no doubt.