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Storms help push Generac 4Q sales 28% higher
With strong demand for home generators following storms, Generac Holdings Inc. on Thursday reported a 28% sales increase in its recent fiscal quarter.
The Waukesha maker of portable and home standby generators said it had $342 million in fourth-quarter sales, up from $267 million a year earlier. »Read Full Article(2)
Scott Walker to back limited but not full expansion of BadgerCare
Madison - Gov. Scott Walker will not pursue a full expansion of the state's BadgerCare program as foreseen under the federal health care law, seeking instead a more limited expansion of coverage.
A source familiar with the proposal confirmed some of the broad outlines of the proposal on Medicaid health programs that Walker is expected to make at an event Wednesday afternoon in Madison. The decision will have far-ranging effects on whether and how tens of thousands of Wisconsinites receive health coverage, whether state taxpayers will have to cover tens of millions of dollars of that cost, and how much the state will receive in the coming years out of the billions of dollars in possible federal money to assist the expansion. »Read Full Article(191)
Metro area home sales up 15% in January
Home sales in metropolitan Milwaukee picked up where they left off in 2012, posting a 15% increase in January.
In Milwaukee, Ozaukee, Washington and Waukesha counties, 874 existing homes were sold last month, compared with 760 in January 2012, according to a report Tuesday by Metro MLS Inc. »Read Full Article
QuadMed launches on-site health service for small business
QuadMed, which operates on-site primary-care clinics for employers, has launched a new service aimed at small employers.
Corporate Health Suites requires as little as 500 square feet and is staffed by one person who works with employees to determine health goals and coordinate care, the company said. Each site can draw on QuadMed doctors and other health care providers through telemedicine, including real-time video. »Read Full Article(1)
Salentine Buick in Muskego closes
After nearly 90 years in the automotive business, Salentine Buick in Muskego has closed, the third-generation family owners of the business said Tuesday.
The dealership, at 14444 W. Janesville Road, was selected as a franchise that GM sought to drop in 2009 after the automaker had to be bailed out by the federal government. »Read Full Article(20)
Assembly backs constitutional amendment
Madison - Voters will likely decide in November 2014 whether to wall off the state's transportation fund to protect it from raids, under a proposal the Assembly overwhelmingly approved Tuesday.
The proposal to amend the Wisconsin Constitution next goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass easily. From there it would go to voters. »Read Full Article(62)
Betty Brinn Children's Museum considers move to Couture
Betty Brinn Children's Museum is considering a move from its longtime home in O'Donnell Park to the proposed Couture high-rise development, on Milwaukee's lakefront.
The possible move, which would nearly double the museum's space, has been discussed with Couture developer Rick Barrett and others, said Fern Shupeck, executive director. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
FluGen studies show progress toward universal flu vaccine
FluGen Inc., a Madison vaccine and vaccine delivery product company, said it has done studies in animals suggesting a vaccine it has in development could be taken every three to five years and protect against a wide range of flu viruses - even those it was not designed to prevent.
FluGen presented the data at the World Health Organization influenza vaccine meeting in Hong Kong in January. Current flu vaccines are about 59% effective in healthy people and even less effective in adults over 65 and children under 2, the company said. »Read Full Article(1)
Northwestern Mutual Foundation awards $594,000 in community grants
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. said Tuesday it is making $594,000 in grants to support museums and other tourist attractions that enhance Milwaukee as a place to live, work and play.
The grants, which come via Northwestern Mutual's foundation, will go to eight nonprofits that draw at least 100,000 attendees annually, offering a variety of programs that not only bring visitors to the community but also help retain current residents, Northwestern Mutual said. »Read Full Article
Kohl's to donate profits from new Lopez collection to fight against breast cancer
Kohl's Department Stores said Tuesday that profits from a new Jennifer Lopez collection of apparel and accessories will be donated to support the fight against breast cancer.
The items -- from sleepwear, tees and sweatpants to scarves, head wraps and totes -- feature the signature Jennifer Lopez color blocks and prints in purples, fuchsias and teals. In Wisconsin stores, the special merchandise has its own center-aisle display. The items also can be found and purchased online at Kohls.com/Cares. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
ZBB commissions energy storage system in Hawaii
A ZBB Energy Corp. power management and storage system has been commissioned at an apartment building in Honolulu, the Menomonee Falls company announced.
The batteries and power management system allow the building and its elevators to run during power outages without the use of a diesel generator. The system is integrating both power from the electrical grid as well as renewable energy from a 20-kilowatt solar system. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Immigration hearing draws 4 from Wisconsin
An estimated 250 immigrant workers will gather in Washington, D.C. today to attend the first Senate hearing on immigration, meet with officials and detail their principles for reform.
Those in Washington include four from Wisconsin -- three striking Palermo's pizza workers and Jennifer Martinez, a Manitowoc mother of four whose husband was deported to Mexico last year, said Christine Neumann-Ortiz, the director of Voces de la Frontera. »Read Full Blog Post(27)
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch to work various jobs on jobs tour
Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch on Tuesday is starting a "real jobs tour" by working for a day at Gulfstream Aerospace Corp., a business jet aircraft manufacturer in Appleton.
Kleefisch said she will periodically work one day at a job that is being advertised as open on the state's jobs website, jobcenterofwisconsin.com. »Read Full Blog Post(44)
Mine finds backing in small-business group's poll
Members of the Wisconsin chapter of the National Federation of Independent Business overwhelmingly support construction of a mine in northern Wisconsin. A poll of members shows that 81.9% supported an iron ore mine in Ashland and Iron counties.
Poll data was not provided. »Read Full Blog Post(8)
The check is in the mail
Stacy Jenson, the woman who did prison time for papering the Milwaukee area with bad checks but later became a successful sports agent, has returned to using the name she had at the time of her crimes -- Stacy Foote.
Online court records show that her name change was approved in Racine County Circuit Court on Monday -- although there is still one loose end. The court approved her name change even though a check for $164.50 to cover the court fees bounced. A staffer in the Racine County clerk's office said the matter was addressed in court and that Jenson promised to soon make the check good. »Read Full Blog Post(2)
Anodyne plans to buy Bay View building with city loan
Anodyne Coffee Roasting Co. plans to buy the Bay View building where it has operated since 2006, and is seeking a loan from a city affiliate to help finance the purchase.
Clutch Corp., which does business as Anodyne Coffee, and its affiliate, NOA579 LLC, is seeking a $118,020 loan from Milwaukee Economic Development Corp., a nonprofit group that operates a revolving loan fund for businesses. »Read Full Blog Post(23)
Landlord-tenant disputes among top consumer complaints in Wisconsin in 2012
If you're a renter and you have problems with your landlord, you aren't the only one. It was the second-most common complaint that consumers filed with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection in 2012, state officials announced today.
Most of the complaints that tenants file about their landlords involve security deposits - more specifically, landlords who don't say why they deducted part of the security deposit, according to state officials. »Read Full Blog Post


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Did Justin Bieber And Rihanna Have An Affair Behind Selena Gomez's Back?
If a new report from Life & Style Weekly magazine has any truth to it, Justin Bieber and Rihanna might have more in common than their love of tattoos.
Life & Style reports that the real reason Selena Gomez broke up with the pop star is because she recently found out that her boyfriend and Rihanna have been doing the horizontal bop behind her back.
A friend of Justin and Selena's tells Life & Style the news has "devastated" Selena.
"It really cut like a knife because it happened in February of 2011, when Selena and Justin had been dating for months and were falling in love," the pal says. "It's caused Selena to question their entire relationship."
"Selena thinks maybe they've been hooking up all along," the friend adds.
Justin and Rihanna were spotted sitting next to each other and flirting at a Los Angeles Lakers basketball game back in February 2011, which is when they began hooking up, according to the anonymous source.
But Bieber's infatuation with the Bajan singer goes back further than that. During an appearance on Chelsea Handler's talk show Chelsea Lately in 2009, Bieber -- then just 15 -- told the host that he had a crush on Rihanna.
"Yea, I asked her out. It didn't go so well since I'm not with her," he said. "I asked her out and she was basically like, 'You're too young.'"

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Baby is 3 months old. He eats every 90 minutes-2 hours around the clock. He also has 1-2 hours of awake time in the middle of the night. I have tried to change these things and nothing has worked. I'm so behind on sleep that my immune system is shot; I'm the only one in the house getting sick. And I don't leave the house because I am too sleep deprived to drive. My older son ate every 2 hours for 9 months. Luckily I could nap when he did. But I don't have that option this time. My mother, who bf 5 babies, told me to just give him formula at night. I do not want to do that. Please help me!
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Dad is wrecked at having to make yet another choice that speeds up her passing. All nine of us kids and all seven of Mom's siblings support the decision. I don't think that's much comfort to Dad, however.
It has been a torturous month for everyone, wanting Mom to be at peace, jumping at each ring of the phone, trying to carry on with everyday life while our hearts and minds are in that room day in and day out. It's has been exhausting and painful and yet beautiful all at once.
If you could, please hold my Mom and Dad in your thoughts. Send him comfort during these last hours and send her peace for her journey. Thank you in advance.
And never grow a wishbone, daughter, where your backbone ought to be.
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They will be in my thoughts
Think of the haters in your life as sandpaper; theyll scratch you up time and time again but in the end youre polished, smooth, and spotless..while they end up useless
We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.
Your family has been in my thoughts this whole time. I will continue sending prayers for peace for all of you.
Everybody, soon or late, sits down to a banquet of consequences.
~Robert Louis Stevenson
Find peace and strength in each other, and know that you are going to be a source of reassurance and strength for your dad.
May she just go to sleep.
((((and peace))))
I'm sorry your father, and your family, are facing such heartbreaking choices. Wishing you all peace in the coming days.
Lifting you all in prayers.
Sending all the comfort prayers can give.
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Keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
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Holding you close and sending you peaceful thoughts...I'm so very sorry
My tolerance for stupid shit is getting less and less.
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Join us for an end of summer vacation and have the best week of your life! STI members consistently claim "This was the best vacation in my life". We mix and mingled with singles from all over the world and no matter the ages, everyone has a great time.
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Miss Universe at US Open
There was plenty of great tennis Tuesday at the US Open, with Serena Williams reaching the semifinals and Novak Djokovic advancing to the quarters.
But the action that had everyone talking went on in the stands, where pop heartthrob Nick Jonas and Miss Universe Olivia Culpo made their romance official, sharing a kiss while double dating with Joe Jonas and his girlfriend.
Read the full article from Fox Sports here.
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On June 16, the New York State Police at Ellenville announced the arrest of Rachel M. Amore, age 25, of Bloomingburg, NY, for the charges of burglary in the second degree, criminal possession of a controlled substance and possession of a hypodermic instrument.
Troopers responded to a burglary of a mobile home located on Port Ben Road in the Town of Wawarsing. Rachel Amore was identified as the person who entered the residence and stole an X-Box game system.
She was located a short time after the incident and was arrested. Amore was also found in possession of a hypodermic needle and a heroin glassine packet. A criminal history check of Amore revealed she was currently wanted by New York State Parole and SP Wurtsboro for criminal mischief.
Amore was arraigned before Town of Marbletown, justice Mark H. Glick, and was remanded to the Ulster County Jail with no bail. She is to reappear in the Town of Wawarsing on 06/21/13 at 8:30 a.m.


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A big theft from a Reynoldsburg store is the crime of the week in the Crime Stoppers program.
Shortly before 10 p.m. on Oct. 19, a man entered the Kmart at 1284 Brice Rd. and hid in a men's restroom until the store closed.
He spent more than two hours in the store and took earrings valued at more than $41,000 and cartons of cigarettes. He then stole a 26-inch Mongoose men's bicycle and rode away.
Surveillance video may be viewed at www.stopcrime.org.
The thief is described as a bald black man in his 30s. He wore a black hooded sweat shirt, dark-colored jeans and black athletic shoes.
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You know what they say – 'No two eyes look the same', as with most features like eyebrows, ears, and boobies. Lol. Studies show that more symmetric faces are preferred because symmetry is a possible honest sign of superior genetic quality and developmental stability.
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The only three true job interview questions are:
1. Can you do the job?
2. Will you love the job?
3. Can we tolerate working with you?
That's it. Those three. Think back, every question you've ever posed to others or had asked of you in a job interview is a subset of a deeper in-depth follow-up to one of these three key questions. Each question may be asked using different words, but every question, however it is phrased, is just a variation on one of these topics: Strengths, Motivation, and Fit.
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Executive Search firm Heidrick & Struggles CEO, Kevin Kelly explained to me that it's not just about the technical skills, but also about leadership and interpersonal strengths. Technical skills help you climb the ladder. As you get there, managing up, down, and across become more important.
You can't tell by looking at a piece of paper what some of the strengths and weaknesses really are…We ask for specific examples of not only what's been successful but what they've done that hasn't gone well or a task they've, quite frankly, failed at and how they learned from that experience and what they'd do different in a new scenario.
Not only is it important to look at the technical skill set they have…but also the strengths on what I call the EQ side of the equation in terms of getting along and dealing or interacting with people.
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Continuing on with our conversation, Heidrick's Kelly went on to explain the importance of cultural fit:
A lot of it is cultural fit and whether they are going to fit well into the organization… The perception is that when (senior leaders) come into the firm, a totally new environment, they know everything. And they could do little things such as send emails in a voicemail culture that tend to negatively snowball over time. Feedback or onboarding is critical. If you don't get that feedback, you will get turnover later on.
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Flying the flag for the Armed Forces in Hampshire
Hampshire residents are being invited to show their support for the Armed Forces by joining in the celebrations to mark the start of Armed Forces week.
Hampshire County Council and Winchester City Council will be marking Armed Forces Week with a flag raising ceremony in Winchester on Monday 24 June 2013. This is an annual event that helps raise public awareness of the military and gives the local community the opportunity to show their support for the Armed Forces. The ceremony will include a military band leading a Tri-Service march past through Winchester city centre.
The lunchtime celebrations begin on Monday at 11.45am with a Winchester Garrison Band, comprising musicians from The Band & Bugles of the Rifles and The Adjutant General's Corps, playing a selection of military music at the Buttercross in the centre of Winchester's High Street.
The band will then march down the High Street where it joins a contingent of 45 service personnel drawn from the Royal Navy, the Army and the Royal Air Force. At 12.35pm the band will then lead them up the full length of the High Street to The Great Hall, Castle Avenue, where the Armed Forces Flag will be raised at 1pm.
HM Lord-Lieutenant of Hampshire, Dame Mary Fagan, Leader of Hampshire County Council Councillor Roy Perry, and Mayor of Winchester, Councillor Ernest Jeffs have organised the flag raising ceremony.
The Lord-Lieutenant, who will inspect the Parade, said: "The annual Flag Raising Ceremony demonstrates Hampshire's strong commitment to our Armed Forces and the appreciation we have for all that they do. I am delighted that representatives from all three services will join us for this year's ceremony and I hope that members of the public will show their appreciation by turning out to support the contingent as they march through Winchester, and attending the short ceremony outside The Great Hall."
Councillor Roy Perry said: "Hampshire is home to the largest contingent of Armed Forces personnel in the country and we are immensely proud of our strong connection with the armed forces. Operational units of all three services are based here along with the headquarters of both the British Army and the Royal Navy. As a local authority, we want to show our debt of gratitude for the contributions and sacrifices of the armed forces community and all that they do to protect our country and serve the cause of freedom. I hope that people from around the county will join us in Winchester for these celebrations."
The Mayor of Winchester, the Right Worshipful, Councillor Ernest Jeffs, said: "Last month I signed a Community Covenant in recognition of Winchester's close connections with and support for the Armed Forces. I am looking forward to the flag-raising ceremony as a great opportunity to show that support and as a marvellous spectacle for the city."
Armed Forces week will see celebrations across the country leading up to Armed Forces Day on Saturday 29 June 2013 which is an annual opportunity for the nation to show its support.


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So we have been playing with food...for the past 2 weeks or so. DS is almost 8 months old, and has all the major food protien allergies (dairy, soy, eggs, nuts, wheat and fish) so we haven't done much. He has taken banana, avocado, and the past 2 evenings pears. The first time he had the pears he seemed to tolerate it well, filled the diaper with it the next day. Last evening he had pears at about 5:30 and by 6:45 it was already in his diaper, undigested.
Now, I did have a bagel yesterday, which there was really no choice, I had nothing to eat, was shaky, and it was the only thing in sight. He has done okay in the past if I have just a little bit of wheat, but nothing more than a little bit. Was it the pear, or the bagel...
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12.07.18 Website meeting summary and agenda
1. Agenda setting platform
>> Put on pirate pad/google docs to generate agenda. Publish "final" agenda on website.
Agenda for next meeting: http://piratepad.net/fxzg1Cpz5F
2. Structure of photo gallery (Jack & Vica)
>> Carry on Uploading. Create a landing page that spliits off into categories straight away (but include "all category")
3. Structure of video gallery: (Obi & Vica)
– How to structure it
– To add:Bank of ideas, OccupyLSX and Finsbury Square eviction
– Where to include non Occupy streams
Obi: I would like to find all those videos floating around and have them embedded on the site.
Then Bank of Idea's eviction. OccupyLSX camp eviction
The footage from Vicaolsx have already been included on the Finsbury camp eviction, yet we have not re-visited the OccupyLSX camp and Bank of Ideas. The current trial of the #Occupy11 should mean that we need to analyse that night again.
Once Nafeesa regains access to her Livestream account, we can do the same for footage from 2011.
I have various footage that are not strictly from the Occupy movement, which I see as part of Outreach. I would like to see if I can include them in our blog.
>> Use Vica's landing page and then create slidesets with categories for the Videos.
Obi has been given admin access so he can do this.
4. Posting of Livestream of non minuted GAs (Obi)
– Add the video stream coverage from past G.A.'s that are not on the site. (There are a few from January that could be included, yet unfortunately no minutes posted. General Assemblies, Finance G.A.'s. Working Group G.A.'s, Eviction G.A.'s)
Beginning of February and mid-March assemblies are non-existent.
>> As Obi is admin he can now post as GA planning
General comments on GA minutes.
– would be good to have a summary as excerpt (Jack will suggest this to minute takers/uploaders)
– would be nice to check older minutes, and to add excerpts and tags for easier searching
5. New livestreamers (Obi)
tammy samede olsx
>>Vica will add them to the Livestream page
General discussion on Obi's own channel. We will discuss this more in the future
6. What to do with inactive admins? (Vica)
>> None currently exist. Ask about who has access to domain level stats.
Vica to chase up Tom.
Vica to send an email to Spyro and James about our new working practices
7. Media menu: (Jack)
>> Vica to email Katherine regarding TCU webpage.
8. Home page: (Jack) – slideshow at top of page: Like images, but dominate most screens. More images? Colour correct and aspect ratio.
>> Jack set up "HOMEPAGE" Slide Set, anyone can swap out images.
9. Events: (Jack)
– Day of week on events. – Vica to look at this
– Needs shout-out to be clearer eg. NON OCCUPY LONDON EVENT.
(Obi: I thought that idea of shout-outs are that they are non-Occupy London events. Will make it clearer).
>> Leave as it is for now as it is quite open – can discuss this further in a larger meeting if necessary.
10. About page: (Jack)
– http://occupylondon.org.uk/about – intro needs improvement.
>> General agreement. But not easy and should involve a spectrum of Occupy voices.
– Statements: Good here, but could we rename menu to include more clarity that this is where statements are or add menu header.
>> Vica/Jack will add them to the About drop down menu –
11. Donate: (Jack)
Fine, but we don't have weekly budgets anymore, is that absolutely necessary?
>>Jack will move them to bottom of page
comment Obi:
I do think that OccupyLondon should have their own paypal account. General fund for needs. If we can provide all working groups/sites with tablet or smart phone access, it would be so helpful, and might limit accusations of heirarchy.
>> Involves a more general discussion on the way Finance will work in Occupy.


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Photographer and Icon Recall Special Day
Barrington M. Salmon | 9/11/2013, 3 p.m.
For Edith Lee-Payne and Rowland Scherman, theirs is a connection forged by a chance encounter 50 years ago.
Lee-Payne traveled from Detroit, Mich., with her mother Dorothy to Washington, D.C. to attend the historic March on Washington in 1963. Dorothy Lee had heard The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King speak in Detroit and stirred by his remarks, she decided to make the trip to the Nation's Capital that August.
"Dr. King was in Detroit in June and asked us to join him," Lee-Payne recalled during an interview at the Lincoln Memorial on August 28. "He talked about problems in the South and my mother wanted to support him."
Mother and daughter boarded a Greyhound bus, taking the scenic route, Lee-Payne joked, and stayed with an aunt who lived on Just Street.
"I was really excited. It was my birthday," said Lee-Payne, 62. "I was excited, a kid seeing Dr. King for the second time. It was a pleasant experience, one filled with warmth and hope."
Scherman, 76 – the photojournalist who took the photo that made Lee-Payne the icon of the 1963 March on Washington – laughed when he thought about that day 50 years ago.
"I took pictures of the crowd. I was all over the place. I worked pretty hard that day," he said. "I was spry, athletic, climbing all over the place taking long shots and close-ups. The U.S. Information Agency – which doesn't exist anymore – hired me as a freelancer. I was too busy to hear the speakers. Everybody was there, Marlon Brando, Odetta, James Baldwin, Bobby Darin…"
Scherman said he served as a dark room apprentice at Life magazine. He was the first photographer for the nascent Peace Corps, and over the years, his photographs appeared in Life, Time magazine, National Geographic, Paris Match, Playboy and others. He captured Bob Dylan, Robert F. Kennedy, Janis Joplin, John Lennon, Peter, Paul and Mary, Joan Baez, Arthur Ashe, Woodstock and the Beatles' first U.S. concert, while photographing many of the political, musical and cultural events that marked the 1960s. An icon in his own right, he won a Grammy award for a picture of Dylan that became the cover of his greatest hits album.
A New York native who lives in Cape Cod, Mass., Scherman said he saw Lee-Payne standing by her mother and holding a banner, just to the left of King as he addressed the crowd of more than 250,000 people on the National Mall.
"There were 300,000 people here that day, and I stood beside her," Scherman said. "I was taking pictures of the crowd. I was 25 or 26 – I was a kid, a beginning freelancer. It was my first job. I got one picture of everybody. There was a lot of buzz about a month beforehand. I didn't know that this would be one of the great historic moments in American history."
Scherman said Lee-Payne's expression and her beauty captured his attention. Now, he acknowledges, her face represents the 1963 March on Washington.


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Once a week, or, whenever is appropriate, I'll post a video here in the same mold as Tim Malcolm's Nation Minute. The only difference, it'll usually be a little longer than a minute. Enjoy, let us know what you think, and leave a title in the comments if you so choose.
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Pat, what are your thoughts on Herndon, thus far?
Completely agree on the Umps, too, but nothing we as fans can do about that.
Like the video, but am stumped on a name. Keep 'em coming.
"Philly Phancast"
"Phillies Phancast". I like the videos. Keep up the good work.
Phillies Nation Phancast, love it BurrGundy…we might have a winner.
"Weekly RePhil"
I think Herndon has a case of trying too hard. He just needs to settle in and lets his sinker do the talking. He can figure it out.
For a Rookie such as him though, do you feel he will continue to be able to contribute well to the Phillies? Do you see the organization keeping him post-2010, or trading him, depending on how well he does?
Phillies Nation Philler
The Fans Spot.
Maybe it can be opened up a little to some of the phaithful as well.
Herndon and Baez both seemed more at ease in ST for sure. I like Herndon but I feel he might be one of the sacrifices once Lidge, Blanton and Happ are back in action, along with Baez.
phancast sounds about right. on a side note, for those who agree that werth should be given a contract pronto, go here. http://www.wmmr.com/shows/jaxon/blogentry.aspx?BlogEntryID=10110115 its a WMMR link from DJ Jaxon. maybe PN admin could post this to make it more visible. if nothing else, the dollar donation is set to go to Werth's favorite charity.
Yeah, "Phancast" sounds cool. I like it!
0:30-0:33 is the best part! Good job Pat.
I like Phancast, too.
Yeah it sounds like Pat was almost choking on his words there. Clearly, he didn't know what to say at first.
It sums up how I felt after the game… GAHHHH!
Good job on the video, and towards everyone, interesting takes on the umps and how their zones have been affecting games.
I was getting ready to suggest Phils Phanfeed but I think I like Phils Phancast better, Burrgundy! Whatever the name, it's a nice feature.
Maxhole, thanks for the link. Spreading the word on Werth in any way that might reach FO ears is worth it, not that it will make a difference. With Dom Brown in left and Jayson in right, maybe we can overcome some future chinks in pitching armor at least by maintaining an awesome outfield and offensive lineup. Please, RAJ, sign Werth now.
Yeah, Great link. EVERYBODY needs to contribute….if anything just to make a statement!!
"Grass Roots" at it's best!!
Pat, you look so young as if you're still in high school (chuckles).
The familiar phrase..baseball is a game of inches. That became so evident in yesterday's game. Werth's pop fly double that grazed the chalk line separating fair from foul territory; Valdez's near catch of the line drive that hit the LF wall and gave the Phillies 2 runs there and yes.. the umpire's strike zone. Remember that the distanced CF TV camera can play an optical illusion on the TV viewer. The umpire judged the pitches as it crossed over the plate and not in the catcher's mitt. So I would personally give the home plate umpire a benefit of a doubt. The obvious problem is that each home plate umpire have their own perception of balls and strikes. The baseball authorities will tell you that all HP umpires have a uniformed standard guide in calling pitches. In reality, it never works that way for as long as baseball exists. That is why most if not all hitters try to adjust to the HP umpire's call of the pitches.
"Baseball is a game of inches"
I said that to my wife last night when we were watching the replay of the late innings. She looked at me like I was crazy and was making something up…..and then someone on the broadcast…Wheeler, I think….used that phrase.
I just got stares and smirks from her after that.
I've been getting this teenager stuff lately. But I'm nearly 26, so I'll take that. Thanks.
just so you know– i kinda did see it coming 🙂 One of my favorite games, pretty sre it was '08, was when the phils ewre down to the mets 2-0 with two ots and one man on. Billy Wagner (ew) was pitching and werth smacks a 2-r hr with two outs to save the day. There's a lot of great games I forget abot, but that one i haven't.
I totally agree with you on the umps forgetting about the corners. Guys have made entire careers out of painitng the edges. Moyer's practically useless to us if he can't move hitter's eyes around the zone. If they make him throw fastballs and breakers right down the middle to get strikes he's either going to walk everyone or give up bombs left and right (like the other night, two homers in one inning). Something needs to be done.
I havn't been watching too many non-Phils games yet, what with the NHL playoffs going on and school and stuff but is this a league wide problem or are the Phils the only ones getting squeezed?
@ Chuck, my girlfriend does the same thing. I'm full of those cliche lines like "thinking man's game". I know the look you're talking about. Haha.
Bobby, I've USED that exact line and got WORSE looks. It took my brother-in-law…..whom she adores and admires ……to verify the validity of the phrase ….for her to understand it. Go figure…
Chuck: Yeah, except the strike zone, at least for the Phils, was down to millimeters. Forget inches.
BobbyD: How about a "thinking girl's game" too. You never know who's posting, just like me.
maxhole: Thx for the link. $ on the way. Let's just hope it's a signif enough number of ppl to make some kind of impact.
We watched some of Coles pitches drop to the outside corner – ball, drop to the middle of the plate, ball, drop to the inside corner – ball again! It was frustrating! Quite a few times you could hear the same chant (screech, whatever) "where in the F* do you want it??"
But, I have to say, I think for the most part, Cole was consistent and you had to watch the game, there was no meltdown = )
Great job Pat, glad to see this tradition revived.
Old habbits die hard, the Phils are going to get erratic pitching and leave men on base but on the flip side the offense is going to go on insane streaks. You'd love to see a pitching and defense mentality but the only winning teams who can run that are those who don't have the offensive upside.
ps. Pat you may be able to get your name from a sponsor… 😉
Your video really adds much to the site. It gives it a more tangible personality. You obviously speak from the heart.
Name? How about the Gallen Perspective. Maybe a little pretentious but it's your schtick, so why not flaunt it.
I work with New Yorkers and the Mets recent success has them psyched with delusions of grandeur. This weekend series sould be intense even though it is still early in the season.
Is Phillies Phancast something at the stadium?? Ive seen that before i think.. I just cant think of exactly what it is
What's this COUGARLIFE.com ad all about… right here on the left side of the screen..?
Don't throw up on any little girls tonight…
Come Get Some
Madson to the DL with a broken toe, Bastardo is back up.
Ohhh you're right Don… i've seen "phillies phancast" at cbp but i can't recall what it is either!
Madson news blows… especially since we should avoid throwing Lidge out there starting today, rather than ease him back into his role. I guess Baez will be the set-up guy for now.


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Training in El Salvador
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|Pre-service training will probably be the most intense period of your Peace Corps service, as you will need to gain the knowledge and experience necessary to successfully serve as a Volunteer in just 10 weeks. While the training period will be extremely busy, it should also be a time of excitement, discovery, and self-fulfillment. The effort and challenges of adapting to a new culture will draw on your reserves of patience and humor but will be handsomely rewarded with a sense of belonging among new friends.
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For information see Welcomebooks
Training is an essential part of your Peace Corps service. Our goal is to give you enough skills and information to allow you to live and work effectively in El Salvador. In doing that, we plan to build upon the experiences and expertise you bring with you to the Peace Corps. We anticipate that you will approach your training with an open mind, a desire to learn, and a willingness to become involved. Peace Corps trainees officially become Peace Corps Volunteers after successful completion of training.
The 10-week training provides you the opportunity to learn new skills and practice them as they apply to El Salvador. You will receive training and orientation in components of language, cross-cultural communication, area studies, development issues, health and personal safety, and technical skills pertinent to your assignment. The skills you learn will serve as a foundation upon which you will build your experience and work together as a group. And you will have the chance to experience local culture and customs on your own during your stay with a host family and on various site visits.
During the first few days in-country, you will participate in an arrival orientation at the training center in San Vicente. After this initial period, you will move in with your host family in a community in or around San Vicente. You will live with one host family for the duration of your pre-service training.
The host family experience will help you bring some of the topics covered in training to life, and it will give you a chance to practice your new language skills and directly observe and participate in Salvadoran culture. You will be expected to take part in the meals and daily activities of your host family. If you invest yourself in this experience, it will prove to be a rich and positive one. You will be assisted and guided in your cultural adaptation and skills acquisition by members of the training staff. All staff members will work with you—individually as well as in groups—to help you adapt to the new culture and prepare yourself for your eventual assignment.
Technical Training
Technical training prepares you to work in El Salvador by building on the skills you already have and by helping you to develop new skills in a manner appropriate to the needs of the country. The Peace Corps staff, El Salvador experts, and current Volunteers will conduct the training program. Training places great emphasis on learning how to transfer the skills you have to the community in which you will serve as a Volunteer.
Technical training will include sessions on general environmental, economic and political situations in El Salvador and strategies for working within such a framework. You will review your technical sector's goals and will meet with the Salvadoran agencies and organizations that invited the Peace Corps to assist them.
You will be supported and evaluated by the training staff throughout the training to build the confidence and skills you will need to undertake your project activities and be a productive member of your community.
Language Training
As a Peace Corps Volunteer, you will find that language skills are the key to personal and professional satisfaction during your service. These skills are critical to your job performance and will help you integrate into your host community and ease your personal adaptation to the new surroundings. Therefore, language training is the heart of the training program, and you must successfully meet minimum language requirements in order to complete training and become a Volunteer. Experienced Salvadoran language and cultural facilitators (LCFs) teach formal, participatory language classes five days a week in small classes of four to five people. Spanish terminology is also introduced in the health, culture, safety and technical components of training.
Your language training will incorporate a community-based approach. You will have classroom time and will be given assignments to work on outside of the classroom and with your host family to learn the language. Our goal is to get you to a point of basic social communication skills so that you can practice and develop language skills more thoroughly once you are at your site. Prior to swearing in as a Volunteer, you will work on strategies to continue language studies during your two years of service.
Cross-Cultural Training
As part of your pre-service training, you will live with a Salvadoran host family. This experience is designed to ease your transition into life at your site. Families have gone through an orientation conducted by Peace Corps staff to explain the purpose of the pre-service training program and to assist them in helping you adapt to living in El Salvador. Many Volunteers form strong and lasting friendships with their host families.
Cross-cultural and community development will be covered to help improve your skills of perception, communication and facilitation. Topics such as community mobilization, conflict resolution, gender and development, and traditional and political structures are also addressed.
Health Training
During pre-service training, you will be given basic medical training and information. You are expected to practice preventive healthcare and to take responsibility for your own health by adhering to all medical policies. As a trainee, you are required to attend all medical sessions. The topics include preventive health measures and minor and major medical issues that Volunteers may encounter while in El Salvador. Sexual health and harassment, nutrition, mental health, and safety issues are also covered.
Safety Training
During the safety training sessions, you will learn how to adopt a lifestyle that reduces risk in your home, at work, and during your travels. You will also learn appropriate, effective strategies for coping with unwanted attention and about your individual responsibility for promoting safety throughout your service.
Additional Training During Volunteer Service
In its commitment to institutionalize quality training, the Peace Corps has implemented a training system that provides trainees and Volunteers with continuous opportunities to examine their commitment to Peace Corps service while increasing their technical and cross-cultural skills.
During your service, there are usually four training events. The titles and objectives for those trainings are as follows:
- Pre-service training: Provides trainees with solid technical, language, and cross-cultural knowledge to prepare them for living and working successfully in El Salvador.
- In-service training: Provides an opportunity for Volunteers to upgrade their technical, language, and project development skills while sharing their experiences and reaffirming their commitment after having served for three to six months.
- Midterm conference (done in conjunction with technical sector in-service): Assists Volunteers in reviewing their first year, reassessing their personal and project objectives, and planning for their second year of service.
- Close of service conference: Prepares Volunteers for the future after Peace Corps service and to review Volunteers' respective projects and personal experiences.
The number, length, and design of these trainings will be adapted to country-specific needs and conditions. The key to the training system is that training events are integrated and interrelated, from the pre-departure orientation through the end of your service, and are planned, implemented, and evaluated cooperatively by the training staff, Peace Corps staff, and Volunteers.


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Child abuse hearings to begin
MONTPELIER The recent deaths of two toddlers have spurred several investigations into the states laws and policies and have sparked public outrage about how the Department for Children and Families has performed its duties.
But the extent of the challenges faced in Vermont runs even deeper, said Essex County States Attorney Vincent Illuzzi, who said many abuse cases dont involve DCF and the majority never make it to the public domain because most of them are protected by the cloak of confidentiality.
The department has been heavily scrutinized and castigated by the public after the deaths of 2-year-old Dezirae Sheldon, of Poultney, in February, and 15-month-old Peighton Geraw, of Winooski, in April. Both children were involved with DCF when they died, and both had been returned to their homes after being in the departments custody.
A third child, 22-month-old Mason Keithan, died in St. Johnsbury on Saturday. Vermont State Police spokeswoman Stephanie Dasaro said in a news release Monday that an autopsy revealed no signs of physical trauma, but the cause and manner of death are pending a final autopsy and toxicology report. There has been no indication the boy was involved with DCF.
There are several ongoing investigations, including criminal proceedings in both the Sheldon and Geraw cases, and an independent review of DCF. A special legislative Committee on Child Protection including members of both the House and Senate kicks off a public hearing tour today. The committee will hear directly from Vermonters in nine locations over three days.
Gov. Peter Shumlin, meanwhile, has called for a series of major changes within DCF. He has asked Human Services Secretary Douglas Racine to deliver a plan to restructure the agency this summer and has pledged to add more caseworkers to help address a growing caseload.
But efforts to protect Vermonts children must extend beyond the department, Illuzzi said. Child abuse cases that do dribble out into the media and public involve criminal charges or death, Illuzzi said. Many others are never made public.
A lot of these cases never make it into the press because it has to generate a criminal case, he said. You have to prove who did it. You have to figure out when it happens, and you have to figure out who had access to the child. Its easier said than done.
Illuzzi said there is an open investigation in Essex County now that involves a brain injury suffered by a baby under the age of 1. Additional information is not public, he said, but he did say DCF is not involved.
Shaken babies doesnt sound very traumatic, but it really is, Illuzzi said. It can cause a lifetime vegetative state, developmental disorders.
Similar cases are investigated around the state but because they cannot be proven are never made public, according to Illuzzi.
A lot of the cases, the kids, the babies, are sustaining serious, traumatic injury and are impacted for the rest of their life, he said. But youre not going to learn about that because theres no criminal charges and theres no death.
Theres no question that the public is unaware of it because (those involved) are shielded under the confidentiality of family court, Illuzzi added.
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Dick Sears, D-Bennington, the co-chairman of the special committee, said lawmakers hope to learn how widespread problems are.
Thats part of what were probably going to hear as we go around the state, he said.
The special legislative committee will meet in Chester, Manchester and Rutland today, followed by St. Albans, Winooski and Middlebury on Thursday. The committee completes its hearings June 10 in St. Johnsbury, Morrisville and Montpelier.
For details on locations and schedules, go to http://www.leg.state.vt.us and look under Highlights.
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Woman charged with DUI three times in less than two months
BENNINGTON - A Pownal woman with no previous criminal record is being held without bail after being charged with driving under the influence of alcohol three times in the last seven weeks.
Anne Marie Saunders, 43, was arraigned in Bennington criminal court on Tuesday on two misdemeanor charges related to driving under the influence of alcohol and two misdemeanor counts of violating her conditions of release. Although its the third charge filed since Oct. 1, the new charge is a misdemeanor because Saunders hasnt yet been convicted of driving under the influence of alcohol.
Officer Lawrence Cole, of the Bennington Police Department, testified on Tuesday that he had been sent to the scene of a single-vehicle crash off of Chapel Road on Monday around 2:40 p.m.
Cole said when he reached the scene, he found a car that had run off the road and into some trees, and Saunders was behind the steering wheel. Cole testified that Saunders told him she had started drinking beer around 8 a.m., and when he asked when she stopped drinking, her one word answer was Didnt.
According to Cole, Saunders wasnt hurt and no one else was involved in the crash.
An affidavit filed in the case said that Saunders blood alcohol content was tested at .206 percent around 3 p.m. The legal limit in Vermont is 0.08 percent.
The first driving under the influence charge was filed after police received a 911 call on Oct. 1 around 12:20 a.m. The caller, who was not identified in the affidavit, said Saunders had been drinking and was now driving on Bradford Street in Bennington.
Police said they learned Saunders was in her home in Pownal, which is a neighboring town to Bennington, around 12:50 a.m. A Vermont State Police trooper arrived at the Pownal home less than five minutes later and said he believed she must have been under the influence of alcohol when she was driving earlier because of her inebriated state.
Saunders blood alcohol content on Oct. 1 around 1:30 a.m. was measured at 0.239 percent, almost three times the legal limit.
Police also cited Saunders for driving under the influence of alcohol on Oct. 30. A trooper said he was dispatched to Saunders home on Oct. 30 around 10 a.m. for a report of a domestic disturbance. The trooper said he spoke to Saunders at the home and believed she had recently driven there.
Saunders blood alcohol content on Oct. 20 around 11:20 a.m. was measured at 0.086 percent, police said.
Bennington County Deputy States Attorney Alexander Burke requested on Tuesday that Saunders right to be bail be revoked. Burke said the state didnt want to hold Saunders in jail for an extended period of time, but believed she posed a danger to public safety and wanted to keep her off the road until she could be treated for alcohol addiction.
Judge Nancy Corsones granted the states request after noting that she couldnt recall anyone in her career as a judge or a lawyer, which she said started in 1983, who had gotten three separate driving under the influence charges in less than two months.
Corsones told Saunders that she was agreeing to keep her in prison, at least until she could secure a place at a residential treatment facility, to protect her safety as well as the public.
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Watch the UFC Fight Night 45 post-fight news conference from Atlantic City on Wednesday night shortly after the fights conclude. The main event features lightweights Donald Cerrone and Jim Miller.
Uniondale's Aljamain Sterling, a Serra-Longo fighter, and Hicksville's Alptekin Ozkilic, a Bellmore Kickboxing Academy fighter, also are on the card at the Revel.
The co-main event features Edson Barboza vs. Evan Dunham.
If you miss the live stream, or if you're viewing this through our mobile app, you can go to newsday.com/ufc.


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Adam Schrager
Contact email@example.com
Hometown: Evanston, Illinois
High School: Evanston Township High School (Go Wildkits)
College: University of Michigan (History 1990), Northwestern University (Broadcast Journalism, MSJ, 1991)
Other Journalism Experience: CBS News in London (1991-92), Reporter/Anchor @ WKBT-TV, La Crosse (1992-1994), State Capitol Reporter @ WMTV-TV, Madison (1994-1996), Reporter @ WITI-TV, Milwaukee (1996-1999), Political Reporter @ KUSA-TV, Denver (1999-2011), Wisconsin Public Television (2011-2013)
Started at WISC-TV on: March 20, 2013
Twitter: @aschrager
Facebook: Adam Schrager
What is your favorite part about living in Madison?
The shoe slide at Vilas Park and the smiles it puts on my kids' faces.
What is the biggest news story that you've covered?
The great part of this business is we meet extraordinary people who describe themselves as ordinary and it makes them even more extraordinary. It's easy to think of Super Bowls, Final Fours, Presidential inaugurations, wildfires, blizzards and other tragic events as "big" stories and to society, I guess they are. However, to the thousands of individuals I've met in 20-plus years, I hope I've shared how "big" their stories are as well and done so with the same effort as you may assume the others would bring.
What do you like to do in your spare time?
I have three little kids. I have no spare time.
What is your favorite kind of ice cream?
What is the funniest thing that's ever happened to you?
My three older sisters actually like me after I pestered them to no end when we were growing up, especially when I went through the phase where I liked to clap really loudly.
What is your favorite place to vacation?
Either Durango and Ouray in the southwest part of Colorado with their surrounding mountains and streams or Pleasant Lake, Wisconsin, just outside of East Troy.
Who is your hero and why?
My parents are my heroes. They were the first in their families to go to college and worked multiple jobs in order to make it happen. On their first date, they discussed how they did not want that fate for their children. They worked tirelessly to make sure my sisters and my biggest priorities were our studies. It's a gift that will never be forgotten.
What was your favorite band when you were in high school?
Queen. Freddie Mercury still rules.
What is your favorite sport to play or watch?
Toss up between basketball, baseball and football.
If you could possess one superhuman power, what would it be?
I'd be able to create two extra arms when I came home from work so I could hug all the kids and my wife simultaneously.
What are you really bad at that you'd love to be great at?
Jumping. I had visions of becoming Michael Jordan collide with realities that I can't leap over the Saturday paper. I guess I ought to put shooting on there as well. I couldn't hit water if I fell out of a boat. Or hitting a curveball. I never could do that. Basically, my athletic abilities are pretty weak and I would love it if that weren't the case.
What is your most memorable travel experience?
Traveling to China to bring home our youngest child.
What is the worst job you have ever had?
Mowing lawns.
Who would you most like to interview alive or dead, and why?
Former Colorado Gov. Ralph Carr who was being talked about in the early 1940's as being a possible future presidential candidate until he defends the Constitutional rights of Japanese Americans after Pearl Harbor. The stand against ignorance and bigotry would cost him his career. I'm fascinated by people with character and conviction.
What is your favorite tradition around the holidays?
Simply spending time with our respective families. We moved back to the Midwest from Colorado to raise our kids around grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. Seeing those relationships flourish is hands-down the best tradition.
What is your favorite song of all time?
Too many to pick just one. Here are a handful at the top of the list. "Let the Good Times Roll" by Louis Jordan, "Learning to Fly" by Tom Petty, "In Your Eyes," by Peter Gabriel, "Where is the Love?" by the Black Eyed Peas, and "Have a Little Faith in Me" by John Hiatt.
What is your favorite movie of all time?
"Casablanca," "Glory," and "The Princess Bride" are all up there. Inconceivable, you say? I do not think that means what you think it means.
What is your favorite book of all time?
The Great Gatsby, by F. Scott Fitzgerald and the Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkien
What is the best piece of advice you have ever received?
Never try to teach a pig to sing, it wastes your time and annoys the pig.
On a more serious note, there's a Chinese proverb which reads, "The journey is the reward." It's a nice reminder to this parent to appreciate the present without dwelling too much on the past or future.
If you could relive any moment...what would that be?
There are two that I can share.
The first was my wedding day and as I saw my soon-to-be wife walk down the aisle, I have never been more certain of anything in my entire life.
The second moment I'd love to relive, if only because my memory of it is gone, is when I went to my first Chicago Cubs game with my grandfather who swore I only learned how to read because I wanted to check out the box score from the previous day's game. I have visions of the grass never being greener, the sky never being bluer, and the sun never being brighter than it was that day at Wrigley Field, but in reality, I can't remember it.
Where were you when September 11, 2001 occurred?
I was about to head in to work in Denver and my wife and I were watching The Today Show when the first tower was hit. In what felt like seconds later, I was rushing over to a Colorado military base that contained sensitive equipment and was on lockdown. Don't know that I made it home for the next couple of days. In the aftermath, I met a number of victim advocates who traveled to New York to help and what they shared with those in need, those who had lost a loved one. They counseled them that they'd now have to find a new normal. That phrase has stuck with me since. A new normal. It remains poignant.


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PRINCETON, N.J. - Juniors Erin Slifer and Erin McMunn combined for seven of Princeton's goals as the No. 19-ranked Tigers defeat Rutgers, 11-4 in the home opener on Sherrerd Field at Class of 1952 Stadium.
Slifer had a four-goal game while McMunn had five points on three goals and two helpers. Sophomores Anya Gersoff and Alexandra Bruno had two points apiece. Senior Caroline Franke was stellar in goal making seven saves for the win.
The loss is Rutgers first of the season and first in the series in two years.
Princeton used an 8-1 first-half run. After Kim Kolodny put Rutgers on the board first at 26:17, it was all Princeton for the remainder of the half.
The Tigers offense continued into the second half, thanks in large part to the strength of the circle. Princeton won 13 of 17 draw controls with variety as 10 different players won at least one draw.
Candice Dandridge started in goal for Rutgers and made five saves before being pulled after the Tigers' seventh goal with 1:46 remaining in the first half. Amanda Currell would play the remainder and stopped four of eight shots.
Junior Annie Woehling also saw her first action of the season, playing the final 12:33 and making one save.
Princeton, now 1-1 on the season, hosts No. 14 Georgetown this Saturday at 3 p.m. The game follows at noon Princeton/Johns Hopkins men's lacrosse game.
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Last year was the first time the governors administration held hearings early, but then we just saw more of the same. We heard that there were going to be no broad-based taxes last year, then again this year, but last year the Legislature passed a gas tax. That seems like a pretty broad-based tax to me, one that hits the working poor really hard.
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Last month I visited the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball and took a bunch of photos for this blog. Remember? Well, after my meeting there, I was invited to visit the MLB Network headquarters in Secaucus, New Jersey — and once again I was allowed to bring my camera.
Here what the outside of the building looks like:
Here's the view from just inside the glass doors:
(FYI: The MLB Network is not open to the public. You can't just show up and ask to have a look around. That said, the security guard at the front desk told me that random people drop by every day and try to talk their way inside. But anyway…)
As soon as I arrived, I was escorted down a hallway and through the following doors:
As soon as the doors closed behind me, I ran into two guys who had each played in the Major Leagues for more than a decade: Harold Reynolds and Tony Clark. They just happened to be heading into a meeting and were walking toward me from the opposite direction. They stopped and said hello to the MLB representative who was showing me around, and then I was introduced to them.
"This is Zack Hample." Pause. "Zack is…" Another pause.
I wasn't sure if the gentleman from MLB was searching for the right words or if he was simply waiting for me to take the lead, so I jumped in and said, "Basically, I'm the guy who's caught more baseballs in the stands at major league games than anyone."
"How many?" asked the 6-foot-7 Clark.
"Well," I said, "including all the balls I've snagged during batting practice, over 4,300."
Reynolds and Clark were shocked. I thought there was a chance that they didn't even believe me so I pulled out my wallet and showed them the bathtub photo and told them that this was only one-fifth of my collection.
"You're a sick man," said Reynolds with a grin.
"Thank you," I replied. "I'll take that as a compliment." Then I turned to Clark and said, "Now, I don't want you to take this the wrong way — I don't want you to feel used or anything — but you actually contributed to my collection by tossing me a ball a few years ago."
"Where was that?" he asked, so I told him that he'd flipped me a 3rd-out ball while jogging off the field late in a game at Chase Field in 2007. "I got 21 balls that day," I said. Clark just shook his head and laughed.
He and Reynolds had to make it to their meeting, so we all shook hands and parted ways, and my tour continued in THE main studio:
It was silent in the studio. Most of the lights were off. There were no other people. It was surreal. I couldn't believe that I was standing there — twenty minutes earlier I'd been riding a dingy bus from the NJ Transit station — and now all of a sudden here I was, getting another behind-the-scenes glimpse at the world of Major League Baseball. I was so excited…so energized…I just wanted to run and around and shriek…but I held it all together and settled for taking a few more photos.
Here's the side desk:
In the photo above, do you see the staircase in the background? Here's what it looks like at the top:
Here's another look at the darkened studio:
Do you see the big MLB logo into the background?
That's actually the entrance to the studio.
Here I am inside the logo:
Moving on…
This is where most of the video editing takes place:
Here's another area where that work is also done:
Do you remember the autographed walls in my behind-the-scenes entry from my recent appearance on "The Tonight Show"? The MLB Network also has an area of autographs, except it's waaay cooler because all the autographs were written by baseball players. Here's a photo of the walls:
How many of the autographs can you identify?
Here's another photo…
…and another:
Here's my favorite:
In my opinion, one of the best things about the MLB Network is that there's a huge studio called MLB Park. Basically, it's a small replica of a field where the analysts are often filmed recreating plays and teaching fundamentals. Check it out:
Look how realistic the dugouts are:
Here's a view of the outfield wall and the scoreboard and the bleachers:
While I was wandering around with my camera, most of the lights in MLB Park were abruptly shut off, and a very large camera was wheeled across the infield, just in front off the mound. The network was getting ready to tape a segment in there, so I had to head out, but first I crouched down behind the plate (outside pitch to Albert Pujols) and took one final photo:
And there you have it.
I'll admit that I was a bit slow to tune in when the MLB Network first launched on January 1st — I didn't even know that I had it as part of my Time Warner cable package — but I've been watching it religiously since the All-Star break. If you're not sure if you have the network in your home, click here and type your zip code into the "channel locator."
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1) Amazing, amazing, amazing!!!
2) Tony Clark has you pegged–you are a sick puppy
3) Without going through all the autographs, was that Jim Bouton of Ball Four fame? If so, very cool.
4) Will the Islanders be eliminated from the 2010 playoffs before the 2009 baseball season ends?
I love watching the show Diamond Demos on MLB Network just to see that field. The scoreboard and dugout look awesome. What did the field feel like? Was it carpet?
Wow. This is by far the coolest entry I have ever seen (no offense to the ballhawkers). It probably is because my dream is to be on MLB Network or SportsCenter or something like that. This is so cool!
Very cool pics of the studio. Did they say why they settled in Secaucus, NJ?
I think the real question is if the Islanders will be eliminated from Long Island in 2010. I hate hearing relocation rumors; we have too many of them in Atlanta.
Very cool of the MLB peeps to show you around. You are the MAN, Z.
So cool that you got to check out the studios!I have been watching MLB network since the beginning. It started in the offseason, so it was a bit slow, but since the season started, I watch their show instead of Baseball tonight. I LOVE the fact that they have old players hosting the show… I feel like they have a better sense of the game. I also think their coverage of the day's games are much less biased than ESPN… The best part though, is that down the stretch they broadcasted at least one game from EVERY important series. I didn't feel like I was missing anything around the league!
Also, Zack when are we gonna hear about BP in Pittsburgh?? Im so excited for that post!–Ethan
Nice behind the scenes pics. Isn't Tony Clark huge? He's like 6'7″ tall! I got a bunch of balls from him two years ago when he was in SD. He used to hit bombs to the beach. He's really good about hooking it up. MLB Network is so much better than ESPN now (Or is it NESN?). I always get confused because they both talk about the Red Sox so much. Is you want to know about the Yankees, Mets or Red Sox watch ESPN. If you want to know about the rest of the league, watch MLB Network. You should have taken a pic with the guys for your post. Going to ALCS Game 4 on Tuesday. Take it easy….
Cool stuff Zack. Just came across MLB Network a month ago while channel surfing, been a fan ever since. That logo studio entry way is awesome. Thanks again for sharing your growing insights into MLB.
My kid would kill to play some wiffle ball at MLB Park.
Zack, I love your blog, all the great places you get into with your camera! Thanks for the behind the scenes look at the MLB Network, that's pretty cool.
Sorry for being out of touch. I'm still trying to catch up on life. To answer your questions…
1) Thanks.
2) It was actually Reynolds who said that.
3) I still haven't gone through them all myself.
4) Umm…
Yup, just a nice clean rug.
Lots of networks are located in Secaucus, NJ. There's a lot of space. Everything in NYC is cramped and expensive.
Unless something major and unexpected happens in the VERY near future, my Pittsburgh entry should be coming up next…probably some time this weekend.
Clark is a monster. Funny about ESPN/NESN.
Once again. My tv teacher would pass out if he got to see the editing equipment of mlb network.
Hey zack. Is the outfield bleachers at mlb park real? like are they real seats?


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Hopping on a plane this holiday season is expensive, so it helps to save every penny you can. Here are some tips on how you can save money if you plan on flying this holiday season.
First, if you haven't booked your flight yet, then do it now. The earlier you book a flight, the more money you will save. Travel fares tend to increase the closer we get to the holidays.
Make sure to buy plane tickets on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Fares are typically at their lowest those days because airlines often launch special discounts on Monday evenings, after observing what the demand is like through the day. Competitors then lower their prices to match the discounts. However, by Thursday or Friday, most - if not all - of the discounted tickets are gone.
Fly on holidays. This little trick can score you better deals because most people want to get to their destination the day or two before the holiday. Higher demand means higher prices.
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- Allocations systems lie at the core of social housing. They determine who is eligible for housing, the order of providing assistance, and the matching of households with specific properties. In so doing, they affect the circumstances and wellbeing of individual households and the composition and capacity of local communities. Allocations systems also affect all aspects of housing providers' operations, including tenancy management, asset planning and management, rent revenue and, ultimately, financial viability. Despite the importance of social housing allocations systems to households, communities and social housing agencies, to date the main mechanism in Australia for considering allocations has been irregular, practice-based reviews carried out by state and territory housing authorities, community housing agencies and some peak bodies. There has been no national and sector-wide research. This is the Final Report of a project that fills a significant research gap in undertaking a review of allocations policies and practices in the Australian social housing sector, comprising public housing, community housing and an emerging affordable housing sector. It reports on research that identifies the drivers for change and explores some reforms being undertaken both in Australia and overseas.
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