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The Archaic Period
Archaeologists use certain words to divide prehistoric time (the time before history was recorded with words) into units. A period groups a span of years during which time the people shared similar characteristics in terms of their life styles.
For prehistoric Iowa, the four periods of human activity from earliest to most recent are the Paleoindian, Archaic, Woodland and the Late Prehistoric period—during which the Great Oasis, Nebraska (Glenwood), Mill Creek and Oneota cultures thrived. The Paleoindian period was about 12,000 years ago. The Archaic period in Iowa was between 10,000 and 3,000 years ago. The Woodland period began about 300 B.C.E. in Iowa and lasted about 1,000 years. The late prehistoric period began about 900 C.E.
Artifacts from the Archaic Period have been found across the state. Many have been found on the top of the ground. Archeologists are finding even more as they dig at new sites. Some Archaic artifacts are like ones from the earlier Paleo-Indian period. Others are new.
Artifacts from the Archaic Period
Because of the large number of excavated sites, archaeologists know more about the Archaic way of life than about the Paleo-Indian period. Some sites seem to be the remains of small campsites. Artifacts, broken animals bones and flint chips were found mixed together around the fire areas. The flint chips (waste from the making of stone tools) suggest that stone artifacts were made and repaired at the camp. Many artifacts from the Cherokee Sewer site in Cherokee County were made of stone that comes from some distance away. This suggests that chunks of stone were brought to Cherokee County from another location.
The most typical artifacts are chipped stones. These sharp stones were attached to spears and other weapons. They are called projectile points. Many different types of points have been found in Iowa. The most common are medium-sized with a triangular shape. The points often have a concave base and notches on each side. This made it easier to attach them to a wooden stick called the shaft. Both the base and notches were often ground (dulled). This kept the edges from cutting the material used to attach them to the shaft. Other typical chipped stone artifacts include scrapers, blades, drills and notched flakes.
Ground Stone Tools
A new category of stone artifact appeared in Iowa during the Archaic period. These were ground stone tools. Ground stone tools were used for grinding, crushing and chopping. These tools were made from stones like granite and quartzite. These rocks were harder than the chert and flint used to make points. They did not split off in big chips or flakes. Tools were made from these harder rocks by pecking (chipping out tiny pieces) and abrading (rubbing). Typical ground stone tools from the Iowa Archaic include abraders, axes, manos and metates. Manos were hand-held stones used to grind seeds and nuts by crushing or rubbing them against a stone base called a metate.
One important type of ground stone artifact is found in Archaic sites in eastern Iowa. It is called a bannerstone. It is important because it suggests the invention of a new way to hunt. Bannerstones are heavy, polished stones. They were ground into various shapes and usually had a hole in them. Some bannerstones are wing-shaped while others look like a boat, bird or animal. Many archaeologists believe these may have been used as weights on a spear thrower called the "atlatl." The atlatl was a tool with several parts. It usually had a wooden shaft about two feet long. There was a hook of an antler at one end and a handle at the other. Shell weights or bannerstone weights would have been fitted onto the wooden shaft. By using a weighted atlatl, Archaic hunters would have been able to throw their spears further and with greater force than before.
Bones and Copper Artifacts
Archaic peoples also used bones for many things. Bone awls have been found. They were probably used to pierce skins or work basket fibers. Bone scraping tools have been found. And, at the Cherokee Sewer site, a whistle made from the hollow bone of a bird was discovered. It is believed to be the earliest artifact of its kind in North America.
We also know that during the Archaic period, people in North America began to hammer chunks of raw copper into a variety of items. Most of this copper came from the Great Lakes region. Both raw copper and finished items were traded across eastern North America. Copper pins were found at the Olin site and at the Turkey River mounds in eastern Iowa. A copper point was found in Dickinson County.
Excavated Sites Reveal Secrets
A number of excavated sites in Iowa seem to be bison kill sites. At one site it appears that Archaic hunters killed and butchered 25 animals. This tells historians that the hunting of large game was an important part of the economy. But Archaic sites both in and outside Iowa point to smaller animals becoming increasingly important.
During the Archaic Period people began to rely on plants for food, especially wild seeds and nuts. Excavations at sites in southeastern Iowa have produced middens, or garbage heaps. These heaps contain the remains of deer, elk, smaller mammals, fish, turtle, bird and shellfish. Hackberry seeds were found at the Simonsen site. They were also found at the Cherokee Sewer site, along with the remains of goosefoot and hickory nuts. At Sand Run Slough plants include walnuts, hickory nuts, acorns, ragweed, sunflower, goosefoot, marsh elder and wild rice.
Several oval-shaped structures and 60 large earth ovens were found at one site. But there is not much evidence anywhere else about the type of houses that were used. The Archaic people likely moved about as the seasons changed the food that was available. They probably had temporary or portable houses.
Archaeologists know the Archaic people had hide and woodworking tools. It's possible they covered a wooden or bone frame with skins or mats. Clothing was probably made of sewn hides or woven plant fabrics. Bone or copper matting needles may have been used. As with Paleo-Indian peoples, social groups were probably small, consisting of a few families. These families worked together, especially in food-getting activities.
Excavations at several sites give clues about the burial customs of Archaic people. At Turin in Monona County, four burials were found. They included an adult male, an adolescent, a child and an infant. All were found lying on their side with their knees raised to their chest. The adolescent had been placed in a shallow grave and red ochre (a powdered form of iron oxide) had been sprinkled over the body. A necklace of shell beads (perhaps a symbol of status) and a side-notched point were placed with this body. In the prehistoric world the dead were often covered with red ochre. Historians aren't sure why this custom was practiced. At later Archaic sites, bodies were buried together. One pit appeared to contain the remains of a buried dog. All these sites tell historians that Archaic people cared about their dead.
Similar Sites Among the States
The Iowa Archaic sites are similar to sites found elsewhere in North America. Archeologists put sites which have the same tool types together into a class known as a "complex." Several of the western Iowa sites are like ones found in eastern Nebraska. These are known as the "Logan Creek Complex." This category has both kill sites and small campsites. Common artifacts include triangular, side-notched points; oval blades; and various scrapers including ones with a notched end. Ground stone tools also occur at some of the sites.
Late Archaic sites in eastern Iowa could possibly be grouped with complexes in Illinois, Missouri and Wisconsin. Certain side-notched points and copper artifacts found in Iowa are similar to artifacts from the Old Copper Complex of Wisconsin. One example is the Olin site in Jones County. Here, dredging operations recovered artifacts from a depth of 35 feet. The artifacts included the remains of bison, beaver and caribou as well as a copper pin and two chipped stone, side-notched points.
Change Was Slow
The prehistoric people of Iowa did not change their tools or lifestyles in just a few days, or even over a few years. Nor did all the communities make changes in the same order. Some might have started making new tools while others may have tried new ways to grow plants. These new tools and customs changed their way of life. An important change was the cultivation of certain plants, a stepping stone on the way to farming. At the Gast Spring site cultivated squash, little barley, and goosefoot were discovered in deposits dated to 1000-800 B.C.E. So far, this is the oldest known finding of cultivated little barley in the Midwest. This also marks a transition to the Woodland Culture.


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Time for a new Most Eligible Bachelor…
If the reports are true, Derek Jeter will be breaking the hearts of women and girls across the country…
According to Newsday and the New York Post, Derek Jeter will marry Minka Kelly on November 5th…right after the end of the World Series.
The reception will likely be held at Oheka Castle in Huntington, Long Island.
It is hard to believe that DJ has finally decided to settle down, but I think he's made a wise choice with Minka. From afar, they seem like a very happy couple. Let's hope that 2010, all the way around, is DJ's best yet!
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Much is being made of the alleged wedding date which ends a day or two after the last possible game for the World Series. I think Derek will be fine with a night's rest after he helps the Yankees win their 28th World Championship. But, of course, my friend Julia will argue that DJ will have several weeks, if not more, to rest up for the wedding following the end of the Yankees' season. Well, I guess that's why they play the games.
Congrats to Derek and Minka!…if the rumored wedding is true…
Speculation continues to churn out more names for left field. I like the one that would put Rick Ankiel and Rocco Baldelli in a platoon. I do not want to see the team sign an aging veteran like Brian Giles or Jermaine Dye. But the longer Johnny Damon goes unsigned, the more I get renewed hope that he'll settle for less and return to the Bronx. Clearly, his return is the best case scenario.
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The Dallas Cowboys are headed to Minnesota in the divisional play-offs next week. For me, it is chance for revenge of 1975's Hail Mary Pass by Roger Staubach as the Cowboys ousted the Vikings from the play-offs. The 1975 Vikings were a great team, much like the 1998 version, and both of those teams suffered bitter, disappointing losses to end their respective seasons. Brett Favre has a great deal of experience facing the Cowboys in the play-offs. Too often, the games were played at Texas Stadium and Favre ended up on the losing end. However, this time, the game is at home so Favre has a chance for vindication. After years of watching the Cowboys end his season, he can finally return the favor. Let's hope that a trip to the NFC Championship is in store for the Vikings.
The Cowboys entered December trying to find post-Thanksgiving success…something that has eluded the team in recent years. This year, the Cowboys were able to turn it up a notch when the temperatures dropped. They definitely have momentum on their side following two lop-sided wins over their bitter division rival, the Philadelphia Eagles. Many experts had predicted that the eventual NFC champion would come from the winner of the Cowboys-Eagles game. I hope that's not the case…
Hey Julia, only 84 more days until you experience the Red Sox first defeat!😉
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Is it April 4th yet?? The Red Sox are getting a win that day – you know it right? I have it on good authority that the Easter Bunny will be delivering lucky Easter Eggs to the Red Sox that day! So…Dj is getting married – I wish he and his bride to be the best of luck. And you are SO right – they will have WEEKS to plan the happy event!
Good luck to your Vikings on Sunday. After the thrashing my guys took on Sunday I'll be rooting for your guys. After all, this is the LAST of your teams that will have a chance to win it all this season!😉 GO Cs, Bs and Red Sox!! lol!

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#200803 - 06/28/11 07:40 PM Re: a limerick [Re: LukeJavan8]
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I gather that someone makes up the first line, then the participants add ensuing lines until it is done.
The example takes a lot of forcing to get it to fit standard limerick scansion, but it's fun.
Edited by Tromboniator (06/28/11 07:40 PM)
#200815 - 06/28/11 11:56 PM Re: a limerick [Re: Tromboniator]
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Yes, the first poster makes up the first line then subsequent posters add the next line and so on..........
I dont know if everything we do is correct in limerick fashion but as you say, its fun..........
#200823 - 06/29/11 05:52 AM Re: a limerick [Re: Jackie]
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I wonder if making one line would be easier than composing the whole limerick? As I think I said before, the last line always gets me stumped.
#200838 - 06/29/11 11:04 AM Re: a limerick [Re: Candy]
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It's worth a try, at least._________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#200851 - 06/29/11 04:32 PM Re: a limerick [Re: LukeJavan8]
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We could try, but I may get squirmy with selfishness: I really like the challenge of constructing the whole relationship of the words. Of course, we could all write our own versions and post the results each time the committee version is finished, just to see how weirdly our brains differ. Or not. No pressure to post one if you don't want to, or don't have one.
#200852 - 06/29/11 04:35 PM Re: a limerick [Re: Tromboniator]
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How about the standard beginning:
There once was a man from Nantucket_________________________
----please, draw me a sheep----
#200854 - 06/29/11 04:49 PM out of order [Re: LukeJavan8]
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Loc: Worcester, MA
I'll give a last line, which still permits your choice of blue or grey innards:
There once was a man from Nantucket
Because of the lightning that struck it!
#200855 - 06/29/11 04:51 PM Re: a limerick [Re: LukeJavan8]
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There once was a man from Nantucket
Who would do anything for a ducat.
Oops, sorry wofa, I didn't see you slide in there. No conflict.
Edited by Tromboniator (06/29/11 04:52 PM)
#200862 - 06/29/11 09:38 PM Re: a limerick [Re: Tromboniator]
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There once was a man from Nantucket
Who would do anything for a ducat.
He/Which turned into gold
Because of the lightening that struck it.
(Gold has more possibilities than money or silver. Since this is the first one of the kind I guess we are not trying to compete here)
Edit: I think the last player should be allowed to tweak my line.
Edited by Avy (06/29/11 09:42 PM)
#200881 - 06/30/11 08:52 PM Re: a limerick [Re: Jackie]
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Why has no one completed the rhyme?
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text: 57 Alien life forms? bigbangfloyd posted:3/28/2012 11:29:18 AM Clifford Stone is a retired Army Sgt. Who claims that took place in many Government recoveries and coverups in regards to crashed "Alien" crafts. Many of these Recoveries leading to the discovery of many Alien races found at crash sites. He seems pretty credible. Does anyone have further information regarding Clifford Stone? What are your thoughts? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WcDSl0LaFLIBugsy McCoy posted:3/28/2012 11:37:18 AM wow 57... that surprises me, it shouldnt though when you consider the evidence (drake equation etc). wasnt clifford stone a member of a black ops group of about 10 people whose job was to telepathically communicate with alien beings at crash sites... a skill he claim was natural in some humans and could not be taught? i may be thinking of someone else...bigbangfloyd posted:3/28/2012 11:38:52 AM Not too sure I'll look into it. What's your thoughts though? Credible?Bugsy McCoy posted:3/28/2012 11:51:20 AM he seems to be more credible than some others. phil schnieder for example i never believed.. phil was the one who claimed he shot and killed 2 greys... heres the vid if you havent seen it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hbONIQfQmDU ill look more into sgt.stone and come up with opinion and let you know. bob lazar was another i was on the fence with...bigbangfloyd posted:3/28/2012 12:02:03 PM I'll look into him as well. Let me know what you find.Bugsy McCoy posted:3/28/2012 12:25:41 PM Hey ive found information on an interview sgt.stone did.. thought it seems not to be the actual interview it does have an interesting outline and alot of information on his claims and evidence... http://exopolitics.org/Exo-Comment-35.htmBugsy McCoy posted:3/28/2012 12:28:19 PM More on Stone... "What I have found out by speaking with Sergeant Stone can only be labeled 'sensational.' But before we get to the main body of our interview, I should point out that much of his testimony can now be verified by others connected with the intelligence community. For example, recently there was aired on national television a two hour special, 'UFO COVERUP - LIVE FROM WASHINGTON.' Among the most interesting features of this program were the on-the-air confessions of two mysterious individuals whose true identities remain a secret, but who go by the code names 'Falcon' and 'Condor.' Their faces were hidden at all times, and their voices altered through a muting device. From what I have discovered, however, Falcon is an OSI agent, while Condor is a scientist working for the U.S. government. "On the show, Condor told of a deal the government made with the aliens: 'Essentially, the agreement says that we won't disclose your existence if you won't interfere in our society, and we allow you to operate from a designated base in the United States.' It's in the state of Nevada, in an area called Area 51. Extraterrestrials have complete control of the base. My understanding is that three different aliens of the same species has resided in the U.S. from 1948 or 1949 until the present day. The first alien was captured in the New Mexican desert after its craft crashed. The alien, which was named EBE by the government was kept in captivity for three years and we learned a great deal of information about the alien's race, culture and spacecraft. The second alien was part of an exchange program. The third alien was also part of an exchange program and has been the guest of the U.S. government since 1982.' "...this knowledge has long been classified at exceedingly high levels, and has not been released even though various court battles have been fought to obtain the truth under the Freedom of Information Act. The much talked-about MJ-12 briefing document was a 'leak' made by sources unknown, there have been several others, and yet further revelations have been promised by those working inside the 'establishment' who are convinced the public must be told EVERYTHING and NOW!..."bigbangfloyd posted:3/28/2012 12:46:50 PM This is great stuff. Although it is hard to validate, I beleive it comes from some truth. I also beleive that whether or not this is indeed a valid statement, there is still more that the government covers up. However this is not something that should be dismissed. After all anything is possible, and it would def provide credibility to Roswell 1947, and Area 51. Im going to more looking into this.Bugsy McCoy posted:3/28/2012 2:08:40 PM i think the truth is that definately something is up whether its all the eyewitnesses and documentation. if aliens arent on earth visiting its the biggest hoax ever! and half the planet is in on it!... it annoys me that the truth is hiddenLincolnGenghis posted:3/28/2012 11:37:00 PM When you think of the drake equation there should be allot more then 57.bigbangfloyd posted:3/29/2012 12:40:33 AM true...lets ask ICEWOLF!Bugsy McCoy posted:3/29/2012 3:22:31 AM In Reply To:bigbangfloyd posted:3/29/2012 12:40:33 AM true...lets ask ICEWOLF!HahaLincolnGenghis posted:3/29/2012 8:49:22 PM Oh God are you trying to open that Pandoras box that has been nice and quiet for a while. I think the answer that you would get was that nothing existed except for maybe his keyboard and maybe a couple other things that he allows to exist. Now that is an assumption on part but I believe it might be accurate.weldkatom posted:3/31/2012 11:20:09 PM There is a civilisation on Venus..the Venusian women are incredible!!Levinus posted:4/1/2012 7:48:51 AM Personally, I'm a fan of the zoo hypothesis. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zoo_hypothesis I believe aliens exist, and that they are probably right beside us. I'd bet that they even visit now and then. But I am also betting they are under strict orders not to interfere at all. I'm not sure how I feel about all of these once-military guys. Military history doesn't imply honesty. I'm not saying military men lie, I'm just saying they follow orders. Just do some research on each one. If they have a life and a family...they are following orders or bluffing. If they have nothing to loose, they are telling the truth or delusional. Anyway, back to the zoo hypothesis. Look it up. I tend to believe this because of my own scientific perspective. I'm a huge believer in survival of the fittest, even as it would apply on an intergalactic level. Why would an alien waste their time interacting with a pathetic group of worms like us? Unless they truly feel as I do. That evolution is precious...that it is nature's god? That evolution is the one factor that can justify our extinction or vitality simultaneously. If I were a super-advanced alien, I would do what it states in the zoo hypothesis. Create protection zones. Conservation areas where nature can play out. That way...if there is a dangerous self-destructive species...they kill themselves off without endangering the interstellar community. Quarantine, so to speak. Until we are done developing.weldkatom posted:4/1/2012 8:59:38 PM I think the vastness of the Universe rules out all contact with any intelligent life that might exist elsewhere. Our nearest star Proxima Centauri is 4.3 light years away.The speed of light is roughly 186,000 miles per second,which equates to about 40 million million kilometres. Now if that were my closest neighbour and they were "worms" I would not be visiting them!! Please log in or become a member to add a post.


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DUXBURY - Vermont State Police say Harwood Union High School was vandalized Tuesday night.
State police say someone broke into the school, damaged plumbing and clogged several drains, causing parts of the school to flood. The school is closed today for cleanup and state police say the incident is under investigation.
Anyone with information is asked to contact state police at the Middlesex barracks at 229-9191.
Because of the flooding, there will be no athletic events hosted at the school today. According to an email from Sue Duprat, athletic director at Harwood, girls and boys lacrosse practice has been canceled, the track meet has been moved to U-32, with a bus leaving from Harwood at 2:30 p.m. and the junior varsity home game might be moved to Peoples Academy, but Duprat said that is still to be determined.
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Sin Taxes To Fund Health Care?
First they came after the smokers. But I didn't say anything because I don't smoke. And then they came after the soda drinkers, and I didn't say anything because I rarely drink soda.
But then they came after beer, but I couldn't do anything because the precedent had been set (with apologies to Pastor Martin Niemöller).
Yes, sinners, you are going to pay for health care. You and the evil rich. "Sin" taxes are seemingly the chosen method of this administration for paying the bill for the upcoming health care debacle.
Consumers in the United States may have to hand over nearly $2 more for a case of beer to help provide health insurance for all.
Details of the proposed beer tax are described in a Senate Finance Committee document that will be used to brief lawmakers Wednesday at a closed-door meeting.
Taxes on wine and hard liquor would also go up.
Apparently they're still discussing sugary drinks as well (although it seems diet drinks are not yet on the table) because, you know, obesity is a problem and since government will be paying for all of this (can taxing Oreos be far off?).
"If you make less than a quarter of a million dollars a year, you will not see a single dime of your taxes go up. If you make $200,000 a year or less, your taxes will go down."
Unless, of course, you're a smoker, a fattie or a boozer (or, heaven forbid, all three).


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Rich Ricci, the former chief executive of Barclays' corporate and investment bank and once right-hand man of Bob Diamond, has emerged as the third-largest shareholder in fledgling European trading venue Aquis Exchange.
Ricci, an acquaintance of Aquis' founder and chief executive Alasdair Haynes, has taken a stake of just over 10% in Aquis, according to company filings published this week. The shareholder list is accurate as of December 31, 2013, according to a spokeswoman for Aquis who declined to comment further.
A spokesman for Ricci did not return calls for comment in time for publication.
Financial News first reported last year that both Ricci and Diamond were in talks to invest in the London-based platform, which launched trading in UK, French and Dutch stocks at the end of 2013. Diamond held no stake on December 31, the filings show.
The filing is the first time Aquis' full shareholder list has been disclosed publicly.
The platform's biggest shareholder is the Warsaw Stock Exchange, with a 21% stake. Haynes holds around 13% of the group's equity. Other minority shareholders include Quote Africa, a fledgling pan-African exchange operator, and Mark Spanbroek, a high-profile industry executive and vice-chairman of Europe's high-frequency trading lobby group the FIA European Principal Traders' Association.
Aquis launched trading in some UK, French and Dutch stocks in November. Its initial clients comprised around 11 brokers, proprietary trading firms and market makers, Haynes told Financial News at the time. The venue hopes to grow its member base to around 30 by the end of the first quarter in 2014, he said.
The market will be the first in Europe to use a subscription-based pricing tariff. After an initial price promotion, users can either pay £2,000 per month to send an average of 25,000 messages to the Aquis system per day, or £10,000 for the ability to send an unlimited number of messages, subject to a fair usage policy.
A message can include a request sent to Aquis to buy or sell a stock, modify an existing order, or cancel an order.
Aquis' fee structure is a departure from the maker-taker pricing used by many of Europe's alternative trading venues. The maker-taker model charges users for orders that remove liquidity from an order book, while offering rebates for orders that add liquidity.
The new venture will also aim to build revenues by selling its trading technology and has already sold a trading system to Quote Africa.
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This year's list of winners celebrates both large leaps and small (but important) steps in life science technology.
Defeating the Virus
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Recent discoveries are spurring a renaissance in HIV vaccine research and development.
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Recent discoveries are spurring a renaissance in HIV vaccine research and development.
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As researchers conduct the most rigorous human trials of cardiac cell therapies yet attempted, a clear picture of whether these treatments actually work is imminent.
April 1, 2015|
Personal drug regimens based on xenograft mice harboring a single patient's tumor still need to prove their true utility in medicine.
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If one out of three people develops cancer, that means two others don't. Understanding why could lead to insights relevant to prevention and treatment.
February 1, 2015|
B and T cells may be the memory masters of the immune system, but research reveals that other cells can be primed by pathogens, too.
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New understanding of noncoding RNAs may solve a long-standing puzzle about how viruses orchestrate lifelong infections.
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In the evolutionary arms race between pathogens and hosts, genetic elements known as transposons are regularly recruited as assault weapons for cellular defense.
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Social adversity shapes humans' immune systems—and probably their susceptibility to disease—by altering the expression of large groups of genes.
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Scientists are creating viruses that naturally home in on tumor cells while simultaneously boosting the body's immune system to fight cancer.
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President Barack Obama hit the greens Saturday at the private Florida golf club where "Caddyshack" was filmed.
Obama braved intermittent showers to play a round at the Grande Oaks Golf Club in Fort Lauderdale. It's a private, 18-hole course where Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and a rambunctious gopher got into all kinds of antics in the 1980 golf flick.
At the club, Obama was photographed shaking hands with former NBA star Alonso Mourning.
The White House hasn't disclosed Obama's golfing partners. Earlier this year, Obama caused a stir when he golfed at an exclusive Florida golf and yacht club with Tiger Woods.
Obama was in town for three Democratic fundraisers he headlined Friday night. He returns to Washington Saturday afternoon.


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Davis & Elkins College students attended the West Virginia Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda State Leadership Conference in Charleston April 8-9.
Local students who were honored include:
DJ Crawford was awarded fifth place in macroeconomics and sixth place in retail management. Crawford, a junior, is the son of Dennis and Kelly Crawford of Elkins.
Breanna Eskew was awarded second place in financial concepts and fourth place in management concepts. Eskew, a senior, is the daughter of Kirby and Glenda Eskew of Buckhannon.
Devin George was awarded fourth place in macroeconomics and 10th place in management concepts. George, a junior, is the son of William and Susan George of Coalton.
Kevin Gratias was awarded fourth place in justice administration. Gratias, a junior, is from Belington.
Danielle Hartley was awarded second place in information management and third place in microeconomics. Hartley, a junior, is the daughter of Carolyn Hartley and Stephen Ogden both of Montrose.
Jason Mallow was awarded first place in hospitality management. Mallow, a senior, is the son of Catherine Pennington of Beverly and Rodney Mallow of Bartow.
Patrick Myers was awarded first place in business ethics. Myers, a senior, is the son of Ernest and Janet Myers of Montrose.
Alexander Taylor was awarded first place in business ethics. Taylor, a senior, is the son of Denny and Nancy Taylor of Huttonsville.
Rebecca Wright was awarded second place in help desk. Wright, a sophomore, is the daughter of DeNee Wright of Philippi.
The State Leadership Conference provided students the opportunity to compete in business-related competitions, attend educational seminars and workshops and network with businesses and their peers. Future Business Leaders of America – Phi Beta Lambda is a nonprofit education association for students preparing for careers in business and business-related fields and is the largest business career student organization in the world. Membership in FBLA-PBL provides students with personal and career development opportunities.
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In Zhuzhou, more than 62 square miles of the land tested had cadmium pollution levels five times the permitted limit.but others say that the pollution has been an open secret for years.
Food security concerns make officials reluctant to discourage farmers from planting, even on contaminated land.begun a $6.4 billion trial cleanup of the most polluted area, Qingshuitang, which had suffered from many years of smelting and chemical production. The river bed at Laoxia Harbor, not far from the wastewater outlet at Qingshuitang in Zhuzhou, was found to have levels of cadmium that were 1,800 times the limit specified in China's soil environmental quality standard. Lead levels were 52 times the limit. Laoxia Harbor had been home to a number of companies that produced zinc oxide and zinc sulphate, companies that discharged their wastewater directly into the Xiang River. The local government's cleanup program included efforts to prevent further pollution, treat contaminated land, and relocate affected villagers.
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Intel Corp. said on Wednesday that it has enough 14nm manufacturing capacities to support volume ramp of its next-generation microprocessors code-named Broadwell. The world's largest chipmaker will have numerous fabs ready to produce central processing units and other products using 14nm process technology in the coming month.
"We have the capacity we need and the ability to scale as needed," said Chuck Mulloy, a spokesman for Intel, when asked whether Intel has enough 14nm-capable manufacturing capacities to start volume production of the code-named Broadwell chips later this year.
Intel's forthcoming Broadwell micro-architecture resembles existing Haswell micro-architecture, but contains a number of tweaks aimed to improve performance and boost battery life. Since the new chips will be made using thinner process technology, it is logical to expect higher energy-efficiency and/or additional clock-speed potential. The first Broadwell chips are expected to hit the market in Q3 2013.
Previously it was reported that Intel had decided to delay installation of equipment into its latest fab 42 facility in Chandler, Arizona. The chipmaker made decision not to equip the fab to make chips using 14nm process technology, but to leave the building for future manufacturing tools and process technologies.
Initial fabs to produce new-generation microprocessors based on the code-named Broadwell micro-architecture using 14nm process technology will be D1D and D1X module 1 in Hillsboro, Oregon. Besides, Intel has converted (and continues to convert) its existing fab 32 to 14nm process technology. While the fab 24 in Ireland remains in the roadmap for conversion to 14nm, the company does not have any schedules at the moment.
"D1D is the development fab and first production will come out of that facility. The Intel Arizona site is the lead site for high volume manufacturing of our newest 14nm manufacturing process. All existing fab capacity in Arizona [except fab 42] is capable of manufacturing on both 22nm and the newest 14nm processes," said Mr. Mulloy.
Originally, Fab 42 was supposed to produce chips using 14nm process technology on 300mm wafers. In case Intel does not require additional 14nm manufacturing capacity, the fab will be used to make chips at 10nm or even thinner nodes, which require different types of equipment than those used to manufacture processors using 14nm or 22nm fabrication processes.
"Through an ongoing drive in manufacturing efficiencies Intel was able to continue to use its existing buildings for 14nm. This allows us to maintain the new building for additional capacity flexibility and future technologies," explained the representative for Intel.


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Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio was considered a longshot, catching most people in St. Peter's Square by surprise when he was elected pope. As an advocate for the poor, he chose to live austerely in his home country of Argentina, and rejected many of the privileges that accompany the position of cardinal. NBC's Lester Holt reports.
Pope Francis, the first man in the modern era from outside Europe to lead the Roman Catholic Church, prizes compassion, humility and simplicity — so much that he gave up his chauffeur in Argentina and took the bus to work.
He is the first pope to be a member of the Society of Jesus, a Catholic order founded in the 16th century by St. Ignatius Loyola. Its members, known as Jesuits, take a vow of poverty and are known for their work among the poor and their scholarship.
"A man who calmly stands for what's right and just," Cardinal Edward Egan, the archibishop emeritus of New York, told NBC News. "A man of great compassion for the poor. That is what they point to first and foremost."
During an economic crisis that gripped his home country over the last decade, Francis, then Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, asserted himself as a champion of the least fortunate and a defender of social justice.
"We live in the most unequal part of the world, which has grown the most yet reduced misery the least," Bergoglio told Latin American bishops in 2007, according a recent profile in the National Catholic Reporter. "The unjust distribution of goods persists, creating a situation of social sin that cries out to Heaven and limits the possibilities of a fuller life for so many of our brothers."
The new pope is known to be conservative on social issues. He has opposed abortion and gay marriage, and in 2010 he drew the ire of Argentina's president when he said that gay adoption was a form of discrimination against children.
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Argentina in 2010 became the first country in Latin America to legalize gay marriage. During the debate that preceded the change, Bergoglio called the bill "a plan to destroy God's plan."
NBC News Vatican analyst and papal biographer George Weigel says Cardinal Bergoglio was the right choice, a man whose simplicity, austerity and gentleness can put the church on the road to a new future. Not a "maintenance guy" that merely oversees the status quo, Cardinal Bergoglio is expected to teach the Church how to be missionary again.
"This is no mere legislative bill," he said. "It is a move by the father of lies to confuse and deceive the children of God."
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner shot back that the then-cardinal was speaking in terms "really reminiscent of the times of the Inquisition."
As archbishop, Bergoglio had the option to live in a palace but chose a simple apartment, according to the National Catholic Reporter. He gave up a limousine for the bus, and cooks his own meals.
In the first act of his papacy, he chose the name Francis, becoming the namesake of St. Francis of Assisi, who gave up his riches and chose a life of poverty and prayer.
He was born in Buenos Aires on Dec. 17, 1936, his father an Italian railway worker. He was elevated to cardinal in 2001 by Pope John Paul II.
At 76, he had been considered by some observers too old for the job — particularly following Benedict, who said that at 85 he was no longer healthy enough to lead the church. Francis has only one lung, the other removed because of an infection when he was a teenager.
Still, Egan said: "I can assure you that he is not feeble in any way."
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His official biographer has said that Francis has both keen political instincts and self-effacing humility, and that he would encourage a kind of shoe-leather evangelism within the church. He is known to walk the streets of Buenos Aires to talk to the people.
He told priests in Argentina last year: "Jesus teaches us another way: Go out. Go out and share your testimony, go out and interact with your brothers, go out and share, go out and ask. Become the word in body as well as spirit."
Perhaps helping him overcome the traditional reluctance to elect a Jesuit pope, he fell out of favor among some Jesuits in Argentina after he was elected to the title of Jesuit provincial in 1973.
Argentina was ruled in the late 1970s by a brutal military dictatorship, and many Jesuits were drawn to a progressive activist movement within the church known as liberation theology. Church leaders backed the dictatorship publicly, and Bergoglio discouraged priests from political activism.
Two of his Jesuit priests who followed the liberation theology movement were kidnapped from the slums by the military regime in 1976. Bergoglio personally appealed to the dictator, Jorge Videla, and had them freed. One of the priests later accused Bergoglio of effectively handing them over to the death squads in the first place.
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Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio of Argentina was elected to lead the Catholic Church following the resignation of Pope Benedict XVI.
Bergoglio told his biographer, Sergio Rubin, that he often hid people on church property during the regime years and once gave his own identity papers to a man to help him get out of the country.
He later was sent to a school in northern Argentina to teach high school chemistry, an assignment seen as a type of exile, before the archbishop of Buenos Aires recalled him to be his auxiliary bishop.
"He's a strong man, a man who can put up with criticism," said George Weigel, NBC News' Vatican analyst. "Cardinal Bergoglio put up with a lot of criticism from his brother Jesuits for many years."
Francis earned a degree in chemistry and was ordained a priest in December 1969. He was named archbishop of Buenos Aires in 1998.
He was said to be the runner-up the last time cardinals met to choose a pope. An anonymous account of the 2005 conclave said that he had the support of some of the more liberal cardinals before giving up the fight and telling his backers to vote for Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who became Benedict XVI.
Related: New pope: 'Pray for me and I will see you soon'
The account was attributed to a cardinal who leaked his diary to an Italian publication. It said that Francis, then Bergoglio, amassed 40 votes, more than half of what he would have needed for election, but still trailed Benedict after three ballots. His candidacy faltered on the fourth ballot, the diary said.
As Bergoglio cast his ballot beneath Michelangelo's "Last Judgment," the account said: "He had his face fixed on the image of Christ judging the souls at the end of time. A suffering face that implored: God, don't to this to me." The cardinal later declined to comment on the account.
By choosing a name no pope had chosen before, he may be signaling an era of rebirth for a church troubled by corruption and a sexual abuse crisis.
"We have to avoid the spiritual sickness of a self-referential church," the new pope said before the conclave, according to the National Catholic Reporter. "It's true that when you get out into the street, as happens to every man and woman, there can be accidents. However, if the church remains closed in on itself, self-referential, it gets old. Between a church that suffers accidents in the street, and a church that's sick because it's self-referential, I have no doubts about preferring the former."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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A couple of months ago, I wrote that laid-back Irish pubs were my favorite kind of bar, but I failed to mention why: It's because they're the best place for telling stories. Some of my favorite memories involve just sitting back with a beer in some place quiet enough to speak and hearing a good yarn. Man, that makes me sound old, but I was always like this.
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Anyway, I like stories -- telling them and hearing them, provided they don't suck. But a good story requires more than just a talented tale-telling; it needs a good audience. And that's harder to find than you might think, because there are so many people who suck at hearing stories. Here are five of the worst.
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I had a friend in school who was one of the sweetest, kindest dudes I've ever met. He was a mild-mannered, soft-spoken Asian dude. Always polite and kind and quick with a favor. I also hated his guts, because he was the most infuriating person to tell a story to. Especially if it was a complaining type of story, because every problem you ever had was always somehow your fault. He would never support you. We'll call him Adam, because I've forgotten his real name, and because only weasels are named Adam.
Your Story: Oh, my God. I just got back from Best Buy, and right as I bought the computer, I realized I had to return it for a different one. I hadn't even left the store yet. I was literally getting handed the computer in line when I realized, and they still charged me a 15 percent restocking fee for the return.
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It really didn't matter what the story was; it was always somehow your fault, especially in the service industry context -- mostly because Adam worked in a camping supplies retail store and hated everyone all the time (despite being so sweet and kind and seemingly mild-mannered). Eventually, it became sort of a joke among us and we tried inventing stories he couldn't possibly pull his Devil's Advocate bullshit on. But he did, over and over, until the day I bested him. It was glorious.
"Hey, I just got back from Burger King and they totally messed up my order," I said.
"Well," Adam replied, "did you have like a special order?"
Yes," I conceded. "I ordered my Whopper without onions."
A slow smile spread across his face. "Yeah, well, y'see, there you go ..."
"Adam, this is America. I'm allowed to ask for something without onions without inviting a 20-minute delay and a still-messed-up order."
"Well, y'know, that's not really what fast food is about."
"It's not? Burger King's slogan is 'HAVE IT YOUR WAY'!"
*For younger readers: It totes was. Totes. That's what you kids say, right? Totes? Yeah, it totes was, fo sho. Tru dat.
4 The True Believer
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The True Believer lets you tell your story. He might even laugh at all the right parts and listen patiently for the ending while you tell it. But that's because he has a point to make. See, the True Believer is a devout Christian or an ardent vegan or a strict libertarian -- it doesn't matter. He is a member of some belief that systematically runs through every single thing he does in his life. There is nothing, not even your story about buying shoes, that does not tie back directly to his central beliefs. So when you finish your tale, instead of having a laugh and a beer, you get this:
Your Story: ... so anyway, I was just about to leave the shoe store because they didn't have my size when a box fell off the shelf, nearly hitting me on the head. But when it hit the ground, the black Kenneth Coles I was looking for popped right out of the box. They'd been put back in the wrong spot, and by sheer coincidence one of the workers accidentally knocked them off the wall as I walked by!"
True Believer 1: Yep. It's funny how God is always looking out for you.
True Believer 2: Yeah, fucking corporate America, man, cutting wages so that no one does a good job anymore. Throwing boxes where they don't belong and nearly killing customers.
True Believer 3: Wait, you still wear leather? Do you know what they do to cows to get that?
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By Kevin Grandia • Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 09:41
The biggest news coming out of the Barcelona climate talks being held this week is the re-framing of a successful climate change treaty as being one that is "politically binding" as opposed to "legally binding."
With all the long hours I've been putting into to covering these climate talks, I'm sure my wife is wishing our marriage was a politically binding agreement, as opposed to a legal one.
This double-speak-aganza started earlier this week with Danish Prime Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen telling Reuters that, "it is a challenge for every single industrialised country in the world to deal with the climate change issue and that's why we are working very strongly to reach a politically binding agreement in Copenhagen…"
President Rasmussen said he was optimistic that a politically binding deal could be reached in Copenhagen. No kidding he's optimistic. Who wouldn't sign on the dotted line to an agreement that has absolutely no ramifications if the terms are not met?
Politicians invented the art of making promises they can't keep and now we're expected to bank on their promise to deal with the most pressing environmental challenge the world has ever seen. Call me cynical, but I think I'll be stocking up on sand bags and sunscreen tomorrow.
The spin continued with, of all people, the head of United Nation's climate treaty process, Yvo de Boer, saying, ""It is absolutely clear that Copenhagen must deliver a strong political agreement and nail down the essentials."
Then UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon echoed de Boer. saying "several key countries were not ready to sign up to binding targets and that the best the world could hope for from the summit would be 'political commitments.'"
All this "politically binding" talk is great if you're a government official who is looking for a way to pretend that the last two years of climate treaty talks have amounted to something more than an impressive sounding document that has no teeth.
"Politically binding" is even better if you're a politician looking for a way to appear like you're committed to resolving the issue of climate change, without having to actually commit to doing anything you cannot weasel your way out of later. Watch more countries jump on this do-nothing train in short order.
Maybe while they're at it they could change highway speed laws from legally to politically binding. It would save me a ton in speeding tickets.
RickJames replied on Permalink
"Politically Binding" is about right
Here's the situation as I understand it.
1) impending climate disaster
2) drastic measures needed and now or never
3) 200 nations supposedly about to cast aside all differences and agree to change everything for the greater good - led by career politicians with deep voices and big smiles who all got where they are by making phony promises and collecting big cheques from big business for big favors.
If the climate is broken, fixing it is beyond this bunch.
…. oh, and I protest the minus rating I got here.
thomsongrub replied on Permalink
I agree with you
It will become drastic id climate is broken. Even we cant have trees and then we have to find different ways to cook
RalphNader replied on Permalink
Politicial agreement
A political agreement is about the best that can occur now, after a rough draft of the agreement was leaked. No one in Canada or the US is inclined to sign an internationally binding agreement that literaly creates another layer of government. This is about as much a non starter as putting a tax on hockey playoff games.
The science seems to be losing a toehold amongst the population of the world as well. With no prevelant warming and no definative proof the public can't take much more of the scare factor.
On top of all that, perhaps the brightest mind to speak on this topic, Lord Monckton has begun a cross continental tour debunking global warming. Since Lord Monckton was first on the global warming scene as the science advisor to margaret thatcher which creted the IPCC Monckton just oozes credibility. He knows the science inside and out, He knows the politics and he knows the truth. Global warming watchout, here comes Lord Monckton.
Tough to guess how this will play out.
That's not credibility that is oozing out of him.
That's not credibility that is oozing out of him.
I didn't realize that credibility was brown…
"the brightest mind"?????
You're kidding, right? Do a bit of research into what role he actually played in the Thatcher administration. He was a minor little blip, and had nothing to do with advising Maggie about science. What Monckton oozes is not credibility – it's absurdity. He belongs in Monty Python's Upperclass Twit of the Year competition.
I really think you are doing Ralph a disservice by using his name.
RickJames replied on Permalink
Lord Monckton worship? makes
Lord Monckton worship? makes as much sense as Obama worship I guess
RalphNader replied on Permalink
The good Lord Monckton
It's tough even for a Believer to discredit the intelligence of the good Lord Monckton, the guy invented the eternity puzzle which is about 1000 times more complex than a rubics cube. Monckton is a genius!
As far as credibility the guy is impecably honest, he actually sold his home to repay a debt, you know a guy like Al Gore would have just walked away from his responsibilities. As well, he was origionally a GW believer and turned away by the lack of scientific evidence. He's not in the pocket of "Big Oil" or "Big Government" as he has enough money to get by on his own.
Wether your one of the faith or a denier you have to admit Mockton has oodles of credibility on the topic matter.
Tough to see how it will play out but it is obvious why Al gore will not debate him. It would be the classic case of a monkey challenging Bobby Fischer to a gae of Chess. No offence to Al Gore he's a bright guy, he's just not even close to Lord Monckton.
RickJames replied on Permalink
That was pretty good satire,
That was pretty good satire, Ralph


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It Was Real and it Was Fun…But it's Done
9/24/10 Giants vs Rockies Game One
Weather: 80 degrees, clear
Wind: 4 mph, R to L
Att: 49,071
Ok, I'm where I'm supposed to be at the time I'm supposed to be there.(Starbucks pre-game hav'n a coffee to wake up and blogg'n).
I was rock'n to the same music I always play on my drive to Coors.
You know…Mojo music.
My routine is exactly as it should be and I expect the same from the Rockies.
By that I mean, it's a Friday home game at Coors Field and it's fireworks night. There's probably a sold out crowd or damn close.
Rockies…Do what you do best and pump us out a weekend of wins. Give us some glimmer of hope.
I know the D-Backs put a hurt'n on all of you the last three nights. I bet that's still fresh in your heads.
Return the favor and lets show the Giants what we do at Coors Field to visitors with a whole lot to lose.
I wanna see some attitude. I know it's there because I've seen it many times this season. That Rocky mountain swagger baby.
I refuse at this point to give up. Mathematically it's possible and I believe we'll all know the Rockies destiny tonight.
Let's take the Giants down a few notches. Let tonight's fireworks celebration be for a huge win instead of the beginning of the last week meaningless games. I love me some baseball but it not as much fun live when it's for not.
Rockies don't go out like chumps…
Never Surrender…Just become a season ender.
I'm head'n to Jackson's Hole to meet up with a buddy. Then it's time to go snag some baseballs and take some pictures.
I'm sitt'n at forty-fve baseballs for the season and I'll be attending three more games. Wonder if I can hit fifty?
Stay tuned…"D"
Today I was hang'n with my friend Dana and his girlfriend Kerri. We were third, fourth and fifth through the Rockpile gates but in reality we should have taken our time.
The batting cages were out on the field but the Rockies were not. Also at the game today was my friend Giant Todd and his family. They were doing their part and cheering on the Giants.
The Giants had the grassy part Coors Field all to themselves and took full advantage of it.
The first people I noticed as I arrived at my spot were super Rockies fans Gary X, his wife, and Alannah X. Also in attendance today was master photographer Mike(no relation to the X family although he and Gary X do have a slight beardy resemblance 🙂 ).
The X-Family were set on gett'n some autographs today and headed over to the Rockies dugout as soon as that part of the stadium opened up.
Here's a shot of Dana and Kerri.
As I was geting situated I looked over to my right and standing beside me was looong time Rant Regular Missy. It had been a long time since I had seen Missy and It was nice to see her at a Rockies game actually watching it instead of working it.
Missy is a long time Rockies employee, HUGE Rockies fan, memorabilia collector, and just a cool lady..
Missy my friend it was great to see you again and thank you for hang'n around the Rockpile Rant for as long as you have…I really appreciate it.
I tried to catch a BP ball for her but I was shutout…So much for reaching fifty.
Here's your Colorado Rockies pre-game.
Ubaldo walked over to the fans and just started signing. I swear he was out there autographing stuff for a good twenty minutes. Ubaldo's cool like that.
Jorge was out there sharing some sharpie luv too.
Todd Helton flashing me the Ranter sign..Yeah!
First pitch of the game.
Chacin pitched a helluva game despite the Rockies loss. I can't wait to see what Cha-Ching will bring next season.
Eric Young Jr…Doing what he does best.
Props to EY..He delivered the hit that scored Seth Smith providing the Rockies only run of the evening.
The Freak…Say what you want…The dude was money tonight.
In the 7th inning Burrell swings, connects and hits a two run homer. That was all it took.
It's always exciting when Giambi is at bat. Check out this video.
Folks extremely amped up on the field gett'n ready for the Fireworks show.
Two-Stepp'n on Coors Field
More proof that white people can't dance.
The finale.
As always the Rockies put on a fantastic fireworks show..Thank you!!
Queen Geri..Thanks for watching the fireworks with me in the grass my friend. Mike nice hang'n with you too brotha.
Remember my nice email to the Rockies about Fantasy Camp?
I finally was able to get ahold of Jason Flemming. Jason works for the Rockies as the Director of Promotions & Special Events. Jason called me a few days ago and left a message about the email I had sent to the Rockies.
You know, my email asking the Rockies if they would consider sponsoring me at Rockies Fantasy camp so I could first hand blog about the experience.
I was politely informed that the Rockies don't really do anything like that. That was a bit of a surprise.
I believe the total cost for five days of Rockies Fantasy Camp is $4300.00
The sad part is that for no cost to the Rockies whatsoever they could have offered to let me attend camp just as a blogger. I could blog about the whole experience by being there and talking to other fantasy campers not actually participating but documenting.
Shoot, I don't even need the personalized jersey they have for made for you, I've got my own.
Allowing me to wander Hi-Corbett, take pictures and talk to people would in reality cost them nothing?
At the time I've posted this entry the Rockies season is officially over. I had tickets to the last two games but I'm dealing with back and leg issues and walking and standing for long periods isn't a good thing right for me now. Catching baseballs just isn't happening
It's been fun and honor and privledge to blog for you…. "The Rant Regulars"
I'm not sure about next season…???
I guess I need to to sit back and look ponder some things aka…The Off Season.
From the bottom of my heart folks thank you for reading my Rockies blog and for helping the "Rockpile Rant" become the Rockies number one fan blog for the last three seasons.
I'm "D" The Rockpile Ranter…
Instead of a baseball, toss me a bone, I promise you I won't miss it…"D"
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Hey D,
As sad as I am that we didn't make the play-offs, I'm just happy that we weren't out of the running come September.
I know you say you will have to think about being back next year but once the ice of winter starts to melt, and the first of the crocus makes their appearance, your glove hand will start to tingling and you'll long to breath in the air at Coors Field and feel the adrenaline pump as the first BP ball is hit over the fence into the Pavillion.
We'll be there next year, until then don't be a stranger.
Today I walked through Coors Field Gate A, ran up those stairs, and looked out onto that beautiful field for the last time this year. I love that place so much but am sad that it's over and another long, cold winter is coming. I love my team and am so proud of them, but am disappointed in the way the end came. Very bittersweet.
The game in this installment of The Rant was the last one before I began to HATE the Giants with the red hot heat of a thousand suns. HOW DARE THEY accuse our Rockies of cheating??? I honestly don't think I can go to another game where they are playing. They are by far the most classless organization there is. I am SO ANGRY about this that I don't even know what to do.
I'm sorry about the rejection to Fantasy Camp. And I'm really sorry about your back problems. Hoping you're on the rebound soon, friend. And please don't let recent events get you down. The Rant rocks, and I don't want it – or you – to go anywhere!
My friend rockieluv is right. It will all be new again soon enough. 🙂 And rl, I would have known that that was your post, even if I hadn't seen your name, my friend.
R-LUV and LUVMYROX-Marianne and Joy, I just want you to know that I think the world of you both. I love your passion for the Rockies, I appreciate every comment you've ever left here on the Rant and I always wait in anticipation for comments from you both when I post a new entry as I respect your opinions.
I'll be honest with you, the Rockies not taking me up on my recent email is not the reason I'm contemplating taking a break. Schedule, health, family, finances are all major factors for next season for me. Attending less games means my blog entries will probably drop and that won't keep a blogger in the top five. I can afford to go to games now because I buy Rockpile tickets usually and just stand most of the game taking pictures. As of late I've been having trouble standing for long periods and with standing up for BP and standing up for most of the game I physically just can't do it anymore.
So I would need to purchase a seat and I usually make 40+ games a season and a lot of those games I'd have my kids with me so that's even more money. Of course I would only consider purchasing a seat in the pavilion if I can't stand so that would add up. Can you see why I was working the Media pass thing earlier in the season🙂 ?
A media pass would solve all of my issues. A place to sit, I could get up and take pictures at various times and still attend BP and just take pictures. I'm willing to bet my blog gets ten times more hits than the Rockies Beat Writer blog does. No disrespect to Thomas Harding, he just doesn't pump out a lot of MLBlog entries as I'm sure the Rockies have him on various other assignments. I believe I would be able to do remarkable things if given a Media pass to some of the Rockies home games. Take a chance Colorado Rockies, try me once and see what happens? (Anyways just wanted give a little insite into my current mindset).
I always have given what I can, I could use a bit of Rockies Luv/support back.
Who knows, you could be right Marianne? When spring takes hold baseball is in the air? Best bet you can find me in there somewhere because for me each game is an adventure and I savour every little detail of it.
Much Luv to all the "Rant Regulars" whether you're silent or you,re Loud and Proud…"D" The Rockpile Ranter
Thanks for the photos this season…loved them! You are a die-hard and I know you will be back even if your back isn't in the best condition.
I'm already anticipating what next season will bring for the Rockies and I know you are too. I know that you will bring it next season because it is in you. Plus, you still don't have that game HR that need to put on your mantle.
Looking forward to your photo blogs next year…until then peace out.
– Ken
KEN-Brotha it was extremely cool to meet you this season. You sir are a HUGE Rockies fan and you share that with your family which I can relate to. I appreciate your input here on the Rant and look forward to keeping in touch. You couldn't be more right on the HR ball, guess whoever ends up hitting it to me will have to hit it right to me…I'll get one..Next season…Who knows??..Have a Great Winter Ken…I'll be right here…D